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So over the weekend I had my 2nd hard drive fail this year. The first one died only because I have had it for over 4 years. My computer sorta just died and froze up and on subsequent reboots, it locks up again. Then my hard drive starts to click and just fail. Not good. Luckily, I backed up my data on DVD-R’s and I’m saved. But here’s how I am replacing my other hard drive.

I have a Western Digital 120 GB hard drive and it is quite loud. When I booted my PC I thought it was my power supply fan, but it was my hard drive. But this one that I bought still has a warranty on it. You can check your hard drive manufacturer’s website for your hard drive’s warranty end date. All you need is the serial number on the hard drive and voila!

I entered in my serial number and it says that I can have an advanced RMA or a normal RMA. The advanced RMA requires a credit card and the warehouse will send you a new drive without having you sending the drive back first and then they ship. I opted for the advanced RMA and now my drive is on its way. They just require you send your drive back within 30 days. No problem.

Moral of the story is, back up ALL of your data on CD-R’s or DVD-R’s. Saving your files onto another hard drive is insufficient. Once a month, is typically when I do it because CD-R-s are so cheap. I will report back on how quickly they ship me my drive.