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Shadowsilence · Rated XXX

I'm running 2x120 gig hard drives in my rig. Lately I've heard them making louder than normal noises while reading. I'm not sure if it's just because I switched cases, and the drives are closer to my ears.

But also yesterday when I booted up my computer after having no problems the night before. It went through the sata raid window, showing my drives, and only one drive showed up. I rebooted, and again only one drive showed up and windows wouldn't boot. I've had this problem before with windows not booting, but the sata raid window always showed two drives. What would you suggest to test my drive in case it might fail soon. If I test the drive and all works out, I'll try replacing the sata data cables.
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