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IBM Deskstar - 'clicking' and 'whirring' on shutdown

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Jonjo777uk

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Mar 4, 2003
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I have a 3 y.o. 25Gb Deskstar - kept as a spare drive - which has recently started to 'click' then 'whirr' (best description!) a total of six (6) times before powering off. Is this the infamous Deskstar 'click of death' i see before me?! Normal operation during bootup and usage.
 
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