DD, i lied, i kept phuckin with it... now the HD isnt even recognized lol... but this computer has all the built in diagnostic stuff, when i was messing with it, the drive got quiter... everything passed but the HD... then it just stopped making noise all together... and now only makes noise a little every few seconds and sometimes longer...

its smoked...

might get the HD this week, otherwise it will likely be on the weekend...

what RPM drive would you reccomend? the 4200 or if i can get it the 5600?

i know speed is everything, but will 1400 RPM make that much of a difference?