Have you installed Linux? When the Windows clogs up or the HDD dies, Linux is the way to go.
I don't know this HDD guy or Mr. Linux for that matter. And your wanting me to "install" one for the other on the assumption that he's gonna die is offensive. I shutter to think what "install" is a euphemism for.
(kidding of course. But all I know about Linux is that it is an alternative to Microsoft. This FReeper is not computer tech savvy the way Al Gore is about Global Warming.)