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Originally Posted by slodave
At five years old, you may want to consider a new computer. I like Dell and they do have some inexpensive but good models. I just installed 4 Dell Vostro 200s at a small shop this past week. They were about $400.- and are Intel Core 2 Duo processors. There should be no problem putting a new HD in your existing computer.
HDs do wear out. They have heads that touch the platters. At some point, something has to give. Like I mentioned, it could also be memory, but that would not cause your HD to fail, but it could cause BSOD and prevent the computer from booting.
My money is on the HD  .
Dave |
Thanks very much for the time and help.
The computer does not see a lot of use - mainly surfing the net in the evenings and holding pictures. My laptop is the work computer. The desk top was an inexpensive HP computer I bought for a relative who does not need it any longer. She only used it for email. It has not had a hard life. I have been using it for about 2 years.