Hi, ive got a Shuttle barebones system that i built and have used for about 10 months, ive never had any problems with it unitl a few weeks ago. My hard drive started making a loud clicking noise (possibly the reading arm) then crashed. I replaced the hard drive with a spare but that preceded to make a loud squeaking sound after a few days then stopped working altogether. Both hard drives were less than a year old, and under warranty, ive ahd them both replaced, but i was wondering if my PC could have caused both the malfunction in anyway, or was it just bad luck with the hard drives?

is your power supply working ok ?

Well it could be bad luck with the drives, but I too would head for the power supply as a prime candidate as the possible cause. If the power is "off" or "wandering", it can easily burn up componenets, including your CPU/motherboard.

Also check for ventilation. Make sure your shuttle is nice and cool.


Regards
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Meck

Thankyou very much, ill have a look at these parts and get them replaced if necessary!

Cheers