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My laptop's main HD makes a clicking or knocking sound when Windows or the Bios tries to access it. I put it into a SATA dock and it sounds perfectly fine when spinning up, but after Windows tries to access it, it becomes a repetitive clicking or knocking sound.

Does anyone know any tips that might help me access my data? It locks up parts Windows XP and Ghost with WinPE, so I am unable to access my data.

I have most of it backed up, but I would still like to Ghost it before I send it off for repairs. I know my laptop is still under warranty.

fixer1234
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Daniel A. White
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That clicking is the HD recalibrating the heads. Which means the disk is failing. It might take a very long time before it stops working all together, so no need to panic. But you should backup all your data soon, and send it in for replacement.

There's a wiki article on the sound you described, the Click of Death.

Chris S
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