Pc Start up Problem

[JuggsJr]

Ok so when ever i go to start up the pc i hear this awful noise the pc boots fine its just everytime i hear the noise at the front were i only have one harddrive and i have restart it to make it go away its like like click click noise when the computer is idle for hours i hear a ringing noise coming from the hdd its high then a low pitch then it]decides to make the same noise i just recently cleaned the powersupply and i just wondering if it is the hdd cuase i had some issues in the spring with it before i ran the WD lifeguard diagnostics and the drive passed i did it yet again and it passed this problem is annoying thank you in advance

[Squeetard]

Sounds like your HD is getting ready to take a dump all over your data. Back up while you can.

[JuggsJr]

ok thanks for the reply so how do i back up if i only got one single HD if i were to get another HD how would i setup so i hook it up then do i configure it in the bios then format it using defrager in xp then after that wat do i do install XP ? i actually just have art i done and thats the only data and some 100 pictures but i put them on the thumb drive i have and the art uploaded it to a site

[qwerty]

Use Acronis Migrate. It is the best and easiest to use and its free for 15 days while you only need it for one so.

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This is the best software I have ever used for this purpose. I know I sound like a spokesman for them, of course I'm not. I just used this and it is super easy.

All you have to do is hook them up on the same pc and away you go.

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[sswilson]

I second the vote for the acronis trial software.

It's the first one I've used that made transfering to another HD completely painless.

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by sswilson

I second the vote for the acronis trial software.

It's the first one I've used that made transfering to another HD completely painless.

Yeah I used it when I transfer to my Seagate, worked flawlessly.