am i having a heat problem?

ok i have 4 computers i am always working on and now one of them if i keep it running and after awhile i restart it the hdd fails the computer is a flatbed gateway2000 E-3000 if i let it sit for about 10 or 15mins thin start it up it works fine tell i do a restart could the hdd be going out or is it just a heat problem the hdd is a old WD 3gig i dont do no heavy loads on it i just play some old games on it like fs98 or warbirds when ever i have a lan party i know i need some new computers to do lanpartys with bf1942 but hey what can you do it is not like i can trade them in for 2 or 3 new computers lol


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HP Pavilion 4535
500mhz celeron
win 98se
128mb ram
40gig hdd WD
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Compaq DeskPro C500 EN SFF series
400mhz celeron
Win 98se
64mb ram
6gig hdd WD
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Gateway 2000 tower
120mhz P1
Win 98se
24mb ram
3gig hdd WD
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Gateway 2000 E-3000 flatbed
166mhz P1
Win 98se
64mb ram
3gig hdd WD

 

Sounds like a HDD problem. Definatley.

I'd suggest getting a new one, but you might find that tricky since hardly anyone makes 3GB IDE drives any more...