My hard drive pretty noisy

Hi HP forum, this is my 1s1 subjet here and i hope you can guide me to solve my problem, it's been about 2 month when i bought my HP Pavillion 15 ( 15-p002nk ) and after just few days from using it, the hard drive start making a noise like vibration or something, i though about changing it but i'm afraid if i do so, i'll lose my PC, so please help me out to deal with this problem because this sound is pretty disturbing. Thanks for your kindness.

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Hi HP forum, this is my 1s1 subjet here and i hope you can guide me to solve my problem, it's been about 2 month when i bought my HP Pavillion 15 ( 15-p002nk ) and after just few days from using it, the hard drive start making a noise like vibration or something, i though about changing it but i'm afraid if i do so, i'll lose my PC, so please help me out to deal with this problem because this sound is pretty disturbing. Thanks for your kindness.
In warranty that notice if come from the hard drive is a signs of imminent drive failure and you should copy your data/files off ASAP and contact HP warranty support to have your hard drive replaced.
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Hard drive is noisy

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New iMac: Screen Issues and Noisy Hard Drive

Hello,
I'm writing regarding my new 27" iMac which I purchased just under a week ago (spec: 3.1GHz Intel Core i5, 1TB HDD, 4GB RAM).
When I got my iMac home and unboxed it, all was fine, however once I had began to install some applications and use them, I noticed an unusual issue with the screen. I had a Skype window open on the left hand side of my screen, with an ongoing chat, Obviously, the chat 'stream' was moving, but the menu items on the far left remained the same. The iMac had been on for about 10mins, with the Skype window open for the same duration. After which, I opened iPhoto, and made it full screen, filling my screen with a dark grey background. I could still see the outline of the text from my Skype window through the iPhoto window. Thinking the window may have been semi-transparent, I closed the Skype window, however when I re-fullscreened iPhoto, the test was still there, as if it was burnt into the screen.
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Thanks for the advice.
Today, I returned my iMac to the Apple Premium Resellers where I purchased it. The helpful chap there looked at my screen and acknowledged the issue, before giving me a brand new iMac.
My previous model came with Snow Leopard pre-installed, which I upgraded to Lion. This new, second iMac is a relatively new one as it has Lion pre-installed. Feeling hopeful, I've just arrived home and unpackaged my new computer.
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