Sound like hard disk scratching

Operating System: Windows XP Pro SP2

Antivirus: F-Secure

Firewall: Softperfect Personal Firewall

Lately my computer is making a sound like the hard disk is been scratching.

Most the time occur when I m online in the Internet and sometime happen even
I am not connected.

I was run the "Ad-Aware", the "Microsoft Anti-Spyware" and the "F-Secure".

In all this programs when the folders "Application Data" and "Temporary
Internet Files" are been scanned they make that "scratching sound".

In the "Internet Explorer" in the "Tools" - "Internet option" - "General" -
"Temporary Files" appears the same sound of "scratching" when I press "Erase
Files" button.

With "Webroot Window Washer" when the item "IE Cache (TIF)" are scanned
appears the same "scratching sound".

In all situations when the sound appears the PC is temporarily froze.

How can I solve this problem?

Microsoft Newsgroup wrote:
Operating System: Windows XP Pro SP2

Antivirus: F-Secure

Firewall: Softperfect Personal Firewall

Lately my computer is making a sound like the hard disk is been scratching.

Most the time occur when I m online in the Internet and sometime happen even
I am not connected.

I was run the "Ad-Aware", the "Microsoft Anti-Spyware" and the "F-Secure".

In all this programs when the folders "Application Data" and "Temporary
Internet Files" are been scanned they make that "scratching sound".

In the "Internet Explorer" in the "Tools" - "Internet option" - "General" -
"Temporary Files" appears the same sound of "scratching" when I press "Erase
Files" button.

With "Webroot Window Washer" when the item "IE Cache (TIF)" are scanned
appears the same "scratching sound".

In all situations when the sound appears the PC is temporarily froze.

How can I solve this problem?



If it is indeed the hard drive making a scratching noise, this can only
mean a physical failure is imminent. Replace the defective hard drive
immediately.


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Microsoft Newsgroup wrote:

How can I solve this problem?

Following on from Bruce's advice.

Do the following RIGHT NOW:

Back up your data, starting with the most important stuff that it would
totally ruin your life to use. Do it RIGHT NOW. Don't mind me, or the rest
of this post, or the rest of the group or what the TV is talking about.

Don't forget to save the "little things" like emails, favourates, lists of
passwords for websites.

Done that? Good.

Open event viewer (open start menu, right click my computer, manage, system
tools, event viewer - and scan for errors relating to disks. If you see any
then you probably want to think about replacing the drive.

If you're still unsure, download a disk diagnostic tool. Something like
ontrack data advisor (http://www.ontrack.com/freesoftware/) does it for me
but whatever you like will be good too, if you have other preferences.


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