[quote173b137="Doug5984"]I figured in a fake football league for a game that has no graphics there has got to be at least a couple computer nerds (me being one of them- just don't know how to troubleshoot something)- My hard drive on my desktop computer has been making some funny noises lately, it sounds like its surging- it speeds up, slows down speeds up slows down and does this almost consitantly all the time...thats the best way I can describe it. I also noticed my computer is starting to run pretty slow. I built the computer myself so no warranty or anything like that, so any work I'll probably also do myself. Any suggestions on what this could be? Could it be a hard drive going bad? If that is the case- how difficult is it to install a new hard drive, and transfer all the information onto that drive.[/quote173b137]
If it's the hard drive it isn't difficult if you get the data before it crashes. Back that crap up now!
Are you sure it's the hard drive? Sometimes a heatsink fan can make some hellacious noise. If it is surging and acting all funny it could be doing a poor job of cooling your processor and result in a perceived slowing down of your machine. I'm not saying this is your problem but it is a possibility.
Have you confirmed the noise is your HD? If so, go buy one ASAP.
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