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Apparently the Seagate drives used in a lot of first generation Macbooks have issues that can cause them to degrade quite rapidly over time due to the read/write head scratching the surface of the disk.
This report has more detail, but I think it'd be prudent to at least make sure you have a reliable backup scheme in place.
I've noticed odd sounds have started to come from my drive over the last few weeks, so let's see how it goes... I need to upgrade to a larger drive sooner or later anyway though.
http://www.retrodata.co.uk/notice_apple_seagate_drives.php
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/warning/seagate-25+inch-hard-drive-flaw-affecting-macbooks-316350.php
This report has more detail, but I think it'd be prudent to at least make sure you have a reliable backup scheme in place.
I've noticed odd sounds have started to come from my drive over the last few weeks, so let's see how it goes... I need to upgrade to a larger drive sooner or later anyway though.
http://www.retrodata.co.uk/notice_apple_seagate_drives.php
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/warning/seagate-25+inch-hard-drive-flaw-affecting-macbooks-316350.php