IBM DeskStar - 'Clicks' x6 times on shutdown

[Jonjo777uk]

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.

 

[Kocky]

Have you recently upgraded your OS ?

 

[Speccie]

Hi Jonjo, Follow this link, download Drive Function test, generate a boot diskette and then you can check out your deskstar.

http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

regards Michael

 

[Jonjo777uk]

Thanks a lot Guyz for your suggestions. No, Kocky, same Win XP Pro O/S for past year, but this is now a spare drive which I was going to pass on. (Have now upgraded to WD Cav 120Gb). Thanks Michael, will download the Drive Tester when I get back home. Away on a course just now. Interestingly, it used to 'click and whirr' only a couple or three times before shutting down. Suddenly now it's 6 times!