Noise from my hard disk

I finish to work. Next day I start my omputer and no hard disk present. I turn it of and power it aigain. I heard noise (ka ka kaka) from it. Someone told me virus can damage the hard disk engine.
Is it possible?
Can I repair it?

1. RE: Noise from my hard disk
lbyard Dec-26-01 08:05 PM
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Possible, but it more likely that the drive failed. What drive is it? Larry

2. RE: Noise from my hard disk
ekajohn Dec-26-01 11:26 PM
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It was a hard disk C

3. RE: Noise from my hard disk
lbyard Dec-27-01 05:18 PM
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No,no, make and model? Larry

4. RE: Noise from my hard disk
Twinhead Mar-23-02 04:31 PM
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A Virus CANNOT damage or destroy an engine, but can corrupt your hard drive's BIOS.
If so, it becomes USELESS.
It can also be a failure due to wearing out.
Both cases are unrepairable.
Victor