Hello,

I just bought a computer about 9 months ago from Dell. I haven't changed any fans, hard DRIVES, ram, etc. everything is what is was when I received the computer. Earlier yesterday the breaker to my bedroom tripped which obviously caused the computer to shut off. I did not try turning on the computer until about 2 hours later. This is what happened: The computer STARTED up and there was a clicking noise in the TOWER. The computer didn't come up with any errors or failures it just kept trying to boot up. I opened the tower and thought MAYBE the clicking noise was from the hard drive. I disconnected the hard drive and the clicking stopped. So I think it is safe to say that the clicking is from the hard drive...but now what do I do? Do I buy a new hard drive (this one isn't even a year old yet)? Do I try reinstalling windows? What should I do?

Thank you.Hard drive is DYING, or dead already.
Call Dell. It should be still under warranty.
It happens. My Vista HD died when it was 6 weeks old.