My Acer Aspire 1690 laptop Is buggered

Old Video Sep 2008      

Last Night my Acer Aspire 1690 laptop started making this funny noise.

It sounds like the HARD DRIVE is buggered.

Funny thing is windows is still working.

Spec 

Processor: Intel Pentium M 715 (Dothan) 1.50GHz
    Chip set: Intel i915PM/GM/GMS rev. 3, Southbridge Intel 82801FBM (ICH6-M) rev. 4
   
Memory: 2x DDR2-SDRAM 256 MBytes PC3200 dualchannel (3-3-3-8) of Hyundai Electronics
   
Optical drive assembly: Pioneer DVD RW DVR-K05RA dvd+r doubles Layer/dvd+ rw
   
Display: 15.4"WXGA CrystalBrite TFT LCD (1280x800 pixel resolution)
   
Video card: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI Express with 64MB VRAM (344 MHz memory -, 358 MHz core clock)
   
Hard disk: UATA/100 Toshiba MK6025GAS 60 GB (55.9 GB formated)
   
Wireless network: 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN, intel 2200bg
    This area distorts, if the hinge of the display is used.
   
Network: Broadcom NetXTreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 MBit)
    56k modem
  
 Texas Instruments IEEE 1394 Firewire controllers (right side in front)
   
4in1 Card reader (SD/MMC/MSMS pro)
   
63360mWh left-ion-Akku
   
3 x USB (2 x right, 1x in front)
   
Software: Windows XP Home, Acer tools for energy management etc.
   
Weight: 3.1 kg of the notebook inclusive accumulato + 0.4 kg power pack inclusive cables, easy and small
    (manufacturer data: 2.95 kg)