I completely agree. The clicking is likely the read head arm wildly moving back and forth between its stops, trying to align itself. Your HD is giving up the ghost, and if you have data you want to save, save it now!
Jeff. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Notebook Problems :(! Operating System Not Found "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Completely off-topic but I was wondering if anyone's had this problem >before on a laptop. Mine's being difficult lately and since yesterday >I've turned it on several times only to have a black screen with the >words 'Operating System Not Found' after the Compaq boot screen. This >symptom's accompanied by a clicking noise from the harddrive. After >about a million tries, its finally restarted this morning but I dare >not say how long it'll be up for. Sounds like major hard drive trouble brewing. Back up everything NOW! >Some research on the net suggests something like a loose IDE >connection, which makes the comp not recognise a fixed drive. Not very likely on a laptop but you never know. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
