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Never rely on harddrives. Plastic media (read compact discs) are still a good way to back stuff up.
I don't want you to start thinking that Seagate drives are bad, they aren't. Actually, Seagate and Hitachi are about the only harddrives I buy. Remember, all the hdd companies crank out IDE/Sata drives by the truckload, so some are bound to be bad. SCSI drives are hand touched and tested and come with a much better warranty, which is one reason for such a high price on them.
If it's clicking, either the heads are failing/stuck or a bearing is going out. Remember, these things spin between 5400 - 15000 rpms. Think of your car doing this.
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