Defective HDD?

Hardware HDD's & SSD's
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Hey guys,

I'm running a 120 GB SSD for my boot drive, and a 1 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD for my storage. Recently, I've been having a problem with my HDD.

Occasionally, when loading or moving a file, My HDD will make a few clicking noises, freeze all operations, and then after a few seconds continue when it left off. 

 

Is this an abnormal behavior? I've been backing up my files daily since this began.

 

Thanks guys

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Depends. Maybe it's normal because the HDD is in some sort of suspension and wakes up again when you access a file. I know the behaviour at least from my external HDD. Just take a look at the SMART values and/or look at a graph of disk access over time when this happens.

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Try disabling power savings mode for your hdd. If it still makes tat sound it sounds limethe hdd *might* be dying.