What are these small and big "click" sounds in my hd??

[Im>bE]

Ive had this new supersilent hd with liquid or something inside it, for about 9 months,
and now it is periodically making small and big "click" sounds.

It started doing these sounds about a month back,
and it doesnt seem like it affects writing or reading.

I have placed the hd on firm, but yet soft 'feet'
so that it doesnt vibrate onto any of the towers metal. (thus more silent)

Maybe the liquid inside demands that it is tightly attached?...

other thing is that the temperature around it
might fall to around 5-15 degrees at night,
so can that harm it?
(since such things should have a room temperature)

It is a maxtor diamond plus 80 gig.

[Im>bE]

Wow, I thought Maxtor was good.
Now I feel I have been ripped off
because I hate it when companies
make their products crappy on purpose.
The world should have laws
that benefit those who make quality.

I try to be as gentle as possible to my hds,
but when they are made to die, then whats the point?
ARGH!!...


Are cheap hds really crap?
Are there any expensive hds that have quality?


I let Datakompaniet choose between Maxtor and Seagate for me,
and they chose Maxtor.
Maybe because they had the most of them... dunno.


Is there anything I can do to save my hd before it dies?

Only way is prb to buy a better one,
but wich brands should I go for?
Maybe someone can make a list
with the best brands on top
and the worst on the bottom...?


TheJackall says it is recalibrating,
so maybe its 'normal' and im afraid of nothing?
Ive not however heard any such noise
in any of my Quantum Fireball hds wich I used before
and wich still work after 4-5 years of heavy usage.

btw, what did you mean by
"they seem to give up the ghost after 2-3 years."


PS: I also wonder if a game ive been playing much recently
wich access the disk very very frequently (rapid blinking hd light)
could have caused any damage inside the hd...