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Answer» Hi how is everyone today. Long time no see, well i have been busy with work and my website. Anyways I would like an opnion from you guys and gals regarding an hard drive issue ...for the past month or so my hard drive makes a weird clicking noise(this happens randomly once or twice a week or so) and right after that my computer hangs up/crashes and i have to reboot it. I am guessing my hard drive is dying out and the clicking noise is made when the hard disk spindle stops spinning and then tries to spin again thus crashing my windows XP. ... The metallic ping is likely the drive heads hitting the inside of the drive casing. Copy your documents, etc., to removable media before the hard drive stops working completely. DocThx a ton for your reply doc. After i posted here i have been searching on google and other places to get what ever info i could get my hands on to get an idea myself of what a harddrive is,how it works and which one will be right for me. I came across many new terms and found out their meaning but there are still a few things i would like to ask you people. 1)what is an interface and why so many different types of them ATA 100, EIDE ATA-100, Ultra ATA-100, Serial ATA-150 I see the newer drives have higher number infront of their interface why is that, is it that thats the speed of the interfaces I already knew my computer uses ATA/Pata/IDE interface. 2)also is it possible for me to change the interface of my computer I have seen interface adapter which are quite cheap, are they compatible to all systems Will they work with my Asus Tusi-M motherboard 3)i also read somewhere that to get the maximum pottential from a harddrive i should purchase a harddrive which has interface speed matching to my computer. How can i find out whats the interface speed for my computer 4)why do they have OEM term describing a harddrive What is this and is it important to have it ?? 5)last but not least is it a good idea to get a refurbished hard drive which costs half of what a brand new one costs It is comming with a 6 months warranty. Why yes or why not ? My computer: Windows XP, Service Pack 1 Intel Celeron, 1.1Ghtz (1100mthz) 128mb Ram 15gb HDD (Harddrive) Asus Tusi-M Motherboard Thx in advance i really appreciate all your helpQuote 1)what is an interface and why so many different types of them Different progress in technology. An ATA 133 drive can work fine with an ATA 100 motherboard. They are backward compatible. SATA is a newer technology. Quote 2)also is it possible for me to change the interface of my computer I have seen interface adapter which are quite cheap, are they compatible to all systems Will they work with my Asus Tusi-M motherboard You can buy a SATA card, but no real advantage. Use what you have, especially on older systems. Quote 3)i also read somewhere that to get the maximum pottential from a harddrive i should purchase a harddrive which has interface speed matching to my computer. How can i find out whats the interface speed for my computer Maximum yes, but noticeable probably not. You can check your computer's potential by checking motherboard specs, device manager, or by running a program like Everest. Quote 4)why do they have OEM term describing a harddrive What is this and is it important to have it ?? OEM usually means bare drive. Retail box is a fancy box with mounting adapter, cable and screws, etc. Quote 5)last but not least is it a good idea to get a refurbished hard drive which costs half of what a brand new one costs It is comming with a 6 months warranty. Why yes or why not ? I would never consider a refurbished drive. A new drive can have up to a 3 or 5 year warranty. That's enough reason for me. I appreciate all the genuine help you people have provided. Definately going to recommend these forums to everyone i know You're welcome and come back any time. Quote ASUS TUSI-M motherboard. The mobo supports all coppermine CPU's and up to a 1400 Tualatin Celeron CPU. Supports 66/100/133FSB, up to 1GB of PC100/133 SDRAM, 2 X UDMA 33/66/100 IDE connectors, supports a total of 5 USB ports, onboard sound and video, one AMR slot and an onboard LAN Find a drive which is 7,200 rpm maybe with a larger drive buffer than your old drive. Don't go any bigger than you really need. [ch1046]This google has just about all the LINKS you'll need to get the specs on your motherboard: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=HPIC%2CHPIC%3A2006-07%2CHPIC%3Aen&q=Asus+Tusi-M+site%3Aasus.com&btnG=Search Best regards, DocQuote This google has just about all the links you'll need to get the specs on your motherboard: None of those links on the first page work But thx anyways i decided what to buy I see that most of the links give a 'Page not Found' error message. [ch1046]Yep. Google is cool, but it's not perfect. If you are still interested, try going to the Asus Web site and searching from there: http://www.asus.com/ Doc |
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