The first PC I built myself in the 90s had a Seagate hard drive. It developed a "click of death" after a few years, a repetitive clicking noise which correspond

The first PC I built myself in the 90s had a Seagate hard drive. It developed a "click of death" after a few years, a repetitive clicking noise which corresponded with my PC freezing/crashing. I discovered at some point that a few swift kicks to the front of the case would get it going again for a couple of days. This lasted for a good year or two before no amount of kicking would revive it.