The gentle sounds of a dying drive

We doubt that it takes a trained ear to recognise the sound of a hard disk drive in its death throes, but just in case you feel the need to get acquainted with the range of experimental-techno noises that one can make, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have obliged by putting up a few audio files on their support pages. We particularly like the cheap sci-fi weaponness of

"Head stuck to platter (Phaser Noise)".

[Via Slashdot Japan]