Internal drive failure

I have an old Mac G4 with 3 120G internal drives installed. One of them is failing and needs to be removed from the machine. Here's the dumb question... how can I tell which one it is? Disk Utility and Disk Warrior report the same (serial?) number for each of these drives. Can anyone tell me how to distinguish which is which?
Thank you.

Its makes that wonderful clicking noise and causes problems with the other drives. Once the machine finally boots I've been going into disk utility and unmounting which allows the rest of the drives to function normally again.
Disk utility and disk warrior both report that the drive is failing. SMART is not supported on any of the 3 120G drives. The only thing I can find is when I'm in disk utility, select a drive and then select "info". Each one is reporting a different Disk Identifier; disk0, disk1, etc. Are the mounts numbered like this internally? Maybe a schematic is the next step?
Help! I'm a graphic artist, I don't want to know this stuff.

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    DirectX Debug Levels
    Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
    DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
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    DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
    DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)
    Display Devices
              Card name:
           Manufacturer:
              Chip type:
               DAC type:
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              SubSys ID: 0x00000000
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           D3D9 Overlay: n/a
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    Sound Devices
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            Manufacturer ID:
                 Product ID:
                       Type:
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                Other Files:
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    Gameport Devices
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    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27CA&SUBSYS_2A78103C&REV_01\3&241​1E6FE&1&EA
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    WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
    MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7600.16597
    Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
    Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
    WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.110​9
    WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1​109
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    WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.110​9
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    AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
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    Microsoft TV Captions Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.01.7600.1638​5
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    CBVA DMO wrapper filter,0x00200000,1,1,cbva.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
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    Closed Captions Analysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.1672​4
    Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16​385
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    DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16​385
    ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
    Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    DivX H.264 Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,DivXDecH264.ax,9.00.0001.00​21
    Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.110​9
    DivX Decoder Filter,0x00800000,1,1,DivXDec.ax,7.01.0001.0014
    VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7600.16385
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    File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft TV Subtitles Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.01.7600.1638​5
    Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    DivX MKV Demux,0x00600000,0,1,DMFSource.ax,1.00.0002.0006
    AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,
    Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16​385
    WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7600​.16724
    DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    LAME Audio Encoder,0x00100000,2,1,lame.ax,1.00.0054.50801
    SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7600.1​6385
    Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7600.1638​5
    StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.760​0.16724
    Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.1​6490
    NetBridge,0x00200000,2,0,netbridge.dll,6.01.7600.1​6385
    AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,6.01.7140.0​000
    StreamBufferSink2,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600​.16724
    AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Media Center Extender Encryption Filter,0x00200000,2,2,Mcx2Filter.dll,6.01.7600.163​85
    AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
    AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
    SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
    Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7600.16385
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    WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
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    WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvencod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
    MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
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    Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    DivX 6.9.2 Codec (2 Logical CPUs),0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Fraps Video Decompressor,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.163​85
    Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
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    DivX 6.9.2 YV12 Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
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    PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
    Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
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    CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
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    Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
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    BDA Transport Information Renderers:
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    MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7600.16385
    BDA CP/CA Filters:
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    PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7600.16724
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        Allow scaling
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        Force scaling
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