2010/10/17 Partha Chowdhury <par...@gmx.us>: > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 01:48:06PM +0100, Mauro Santos wrote: > > What are the indications before a disk is going bad which a normal user > can catch with bare eyes and ears ? >
Drive clicking is usually a very strong indicator, also called the click of death. A very strong *click* heard in repetition, meaning the drive is constantly trying to read a sector that is somehow not readable. Once this starts happening, replacing the drive is wise.
