Seagate 7200.2 200GB drive "clicky".. should I worry?

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SuperSubZero

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I just got a new Seagate 7200.2 drive to replace my old Hitachi 100GB 7200. I've installed XP64 and got it fairly configured, but one issue I am having is this drive is unusually chatty. It seems at random times it clicks very audibly.

Anyone else got one of these drives that can shed any light on this? I am nervous and I have my old drive ready to pop in if needed.
 
SuperSubZero said:
I just got a new Seagate 7200.2 drive to replace my old Hitachi 100GB 7200. I've installed XP64 and got it fairly configured, but one issue I am having is this drive is unusually chatty. It seems at random times it clicks very audibly.

Anyone else got one of these drives that can shed any light on this? I am nervous and I have my old drive ready to pop in if needed.
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Short Answer: Yes

Long Answer: Back up your stuff and worry less. I had a similar drive 7200.9 200GB (3.5" disk) and it started clicking from time to time and died maybe 4 months later. So yeah.... back up and run a disk check or two.
 
I ran the SeaTools util on it, and it seems to think nothing is wrong, but I am being careful. I am probably going to call Seagate and see if they can shed light on it or RMA it.
 
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