if you have a fujitsu harddrive it might be the norm

if its maxtor

try the maxtor diagnostic disc

it will let youy know if your harddrive is getting corrupt

if your harddrive is getting hot
you might be into bigger problems later

also

turn on smart drive in the bios


btw


if your system is made by via

update all your drivers asap

virus scan every week


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