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Originally Posted by Wyodiver33
There's no better way to learn how to fix computers than to, well, fix a computer, Lol. If you had taken your computer to a shop for repair they would have charged you a lot and probably would have lied to you in order to coerce you into buying things you don't need. It really is satisfying to be able to fix your own stuff. You should think about eventually building your own system. As long as you take the time to do proper research it's really not that hard.
Give us an update when you get the new hard drive. Keep in mind, my recommendation of that drive was after a quick search on Newegg. It's a fine drive, I like Western Digital a lot, and I thought the price was fair. But you don't Have to get that one. Just make sure that you get ATA 100 or ATA 133, not Serial ATA (SATA.) Let me know if you have any questions.
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Sounds good. I have no reason not to give the one you recommended a shot, so I probably will.
In regards to my oldest hard drive that I attempted install Windows XP on... It started clicking and not making progress at 95% of the formatting process, and I suspect its failure was ultimately what resulted in me buying a new computer (the one I use currently) so many years ago.
After discovering that the very old hard drive was essentially a paperweight, I got a hammer and screwdriver out and pried the casing apart to get a look inside. It's pretty interesting and I'm glad I did it.
The harddrive I took apart was in fact 2 GB and was made in 1996. I re-inserted the current hard drive and tried starting up the PC, but it's been a click fest lately, and occasionally I will receive a boot error before the system loads Windows.
I'm very intrigued by what specifically is causing the hard drive to try and access bad sectors, but given that the clicking occurs at no set time and often when no programs or running, it's likely something running in the background that isn't referenced/used all the time (which would explain why I can sometimes use the computer for extended periods without issues), but when it the data is attempted to be accessed, it starts clicking, and ultimately restarts the computer most of the time. Interesting stuff.
The computer and hard drive has served me well to date, especially for being over eight years old. If I can keep it going at the cost of investing in a new hard drive, I will give that a shot, as I don't use the computer for demanding things lately and it generally serves a very basic purpose.