Date: 04/18/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: no keywords

So my friend called me today, his gf's laptop randomly is saying it cannot find the hard disk. Its never done that before, and its making a constant clicking like a time bomb.
I was wondering if anyone has ever encountered this before. They said it hasn't been dropped or anything, I thought maybe it got a static shock some how.
If anyone has any ideas that would be great thanks, I have no idea what the specs are.
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