My son's computer freezes quite frequently.  I suspect it is either
the hard drive or the motherboard, but which one?

Just prior to freezing the hard drive makes a high pitched buzz
then click (I cannot hear this but my son can) and a few seconds
later the machine locks up hard.

I tried adding an IDE controller card firguring if it was the
integrated IDE causing the problem then this would be a cheap
solution.  That worked for 6 weeks and then it started doing it
again.

The lockup's are intermittent.  The computer might work for a few
days, then it will happen.

Now I have to decide on replacing the HD or the MB.  I'm guessing
HD, but would like some feedback on what it might be and why is it
happening.  The HD is a low end Western Digital 40G and the MB is
an ASROCK.

Thanks, Jon



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