When i start up my external tricky drive it clicks for nearly 3 minutes until that time it powers up, what does this be determined?

it is connected via usb and runs on its own power supply

Answer:
It technique that you are about to experience a drive crash. Make sure the facts is backed up and replace it ASAP.

The clicking could any be the motor is having a thorny time getting up to speed or the R/W heads are germ to fail.

Again, I repeat, subsidise up your data since you need my facts recovery services.
Just a piece of support, when a hard drive starts clicking it's time to do a principal backup, it's probably close to a fatal bomb.

Good luck on that.
it is sound "click"..."click"..."click"......

If so, it show your HD is almost time to said bye bye. Some other problem may coz this happen is resembling you using a p2p program to download something it will do the read & write hundred time in a minute so it coz your HD blow, the HD cable get some problem (can try to change it) or the pullover on the HD is wrong.


Happy Trying...

Regards,

DJ SkyWalker
Professional Computer Engineer @ Cisco

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