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It’s the sound that every computer user dreads. From deep within your CPU or laptop, a rumbling or clicking noise emanates. At first, if you are like the vast majority of computer users, you try to ignore it. Maybe you didn’t hear it at all. After all, it isn’t there all the time. It just sort of comes and goes. Every now and then, the display freezes for a few seconds and then goes back to normal. Not long enough to concern you but long enough for you to know that something isn’t quite right.

Unusual noises aren’t the only symptom that can strike fear into the hearts of computer owners. The blue “screen of death” can appear, obliterating the display and giving its ghostly message of impending doom. Sometimes, rebooting can banish the blue screen of death, but some times you cannot get past it.

You could get clearer messages from your computer, but ones that are just as terrifying, such as “Operating system not found” or “Drive not formatted”. Once again, rebooting can sometimes correct the hiccup or it could now be a permanent message.

Your computer may decide to reboot all by itself in the middle of processing. If the computer reboots itself continually, it is the sign of a serious problem.

These can all be signs of imminent hard drive failure. The hard drive could grind to a halt in minutes or days or not until next month. It is impossible to know exactly when your hard drive will crash. Even if the noises or messages are intermittent, they can be pointing to a weakness in the hard drive that can result in total failure.

The reason that hard drive failure is such a terrifying proposition is the loss of data that comes with it. Computer users rely on the data they store on the hard drive and having to recreate it can be onerous or even impossible. Many users do not heed the mantra to perform regular back ups on their data so that there is another copy that can be used in the case of data loss.

If you begin to experience one or more of the ominous signs above, it is important to transfer any data that has not been backed up immediately to another medium, whether it is a CD, a memory stick or even uploaded to a friend’s email in an emergency. If the message or blank screen does not allow you access your programs or data files, reboot the computer once. If you are able to get to your data at that point, transfer it quickly. If the computer reboots and you get the same message, turn the computer off. Continual rebooting can precipitate further damage to the hard drive.

Even if you are not able to transfer your data before your hard drive crashes, there is some good news. The data is most likely still there, just inaccessible. Professional data recovery services specialize in examining damaged hard drives and recovering data from them. Sending your hard drive to a professional data recovery service can save some or all of your important information and return it to you on a CD or memory stick.

The best cure for data loss is prevention but it is comforting to know that data recovery is possible in most cases.