Hi Folks
Last week when I turned on my computer, I heard a high pitched screetching noise and got the dreaded insert boot disk in drive A:.
I tried a second time with the same results..The third time it booted up as normal..
I have left it turned on all week to back-up all of my treasures and have not had any problems..It is a 40gig drive with 30gig used.. I have backed up all photos, actions, plug-ins, doc.files.
I know I will have to reload programs but am I missing anything that should be backed up..
There is 6 months left on Dell warranty. So I can probably get a replacement..Can anyone give me some advice as how to proceed. Should I:
Leave it run till it dies.
Get a new harddrive and try to transfer files..(is this hard??)
Has anyone heard this type of sound without the drive dying?
Any and all suggestions/advice appreciated..
Thanks in advance
Jerry
Last week when I turned on my computer, I heard a high pitched screetching noise and got the dreaded insert boot disk in drive A:.
I tried a second time with the same results..The third time it booted up as normal..
I have left it turned on all week to back-up all of my treasures and have not had any problems..It is a 40gig drive with 30gig used.. I have backed up all photos, actions, plug-ins, doc.files.
I know I will have to reload programs but am I missing anything that should be backed up..
There is 6 months left on Dell warranty. So I can probably get a replacement..Can anyone give me some advice as how to proceed. Should I:
Leave it run till it dies.
Get a new harddrive and try to transfer files..(is this hard??)
Has anyone heard this type of sound without the drive dying?
Any and all suggestions/advice appreciated..
Thanks in advance
Jerry

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