In my File Server I have a Samsung 500GB Hard Drive (SAMSUNG HD501LJ) thats developed a clicking noise when trying to access certain files. I did a SMART scan with SpeedFan and it gave me this note: NOTE : your hard disk has 11 pending sectors. Those are sectors that couldn't be properly read and that the hard disk logic is waiting for a write operation to try to remap to a spare sector (if available). According to the Reallocated Sector Count attribute, your hard disk seems to have available spare sectors. A simple disk surface scan won't be enough to force the remap operation. You need a read/write surface scan to remap the sector. The best option should be a tool that knows about what should be read from that sector so that it has some option to apply the best fix to the missing data. I'm backing everything up onto a external drive overnight tonight but do I need to send the drive back (it's less than a year old) and is there anything I can do to temporally cure it. Dave!
How many times does it click? I have an HD400LJ that clicks twice and crashes the PC if you try and access its root partiton (e.g. for my case J:\) but fine if any folders (e.g. J:\Games\Supreme Commander) directly from runbox or shortcuts. If attached over USB however, it clicks six times in this case, and then opens the folder.
Yes, you need to send it back. When the hard drive starts clicking, failure usually happens soon after. 2 drives that I had started clicking and then failed 2 minutes later. If you can retrieved data from it, your one of the lucky ones. Retrieved the important stuff first, that way you get the important files out before it fails completely. Hopefully you saved the receipt, most hard drives have at least a 1 year warranty.
Usually occurs when in E:\TV Shows (reading files only) not the root of the drive. Can't really tell you how many times as there's no particular pattern, it's very random.
