Some drives give tell-tale warnings.
Others: Blamo
I had an older one (USB) wake up on a Boot and spin up,
and spin up more,
and spin up more

(it started vibrating vigorously on the desk)
Gone, No hint of a problem.
Another case, I found 'Retries' logged in windows 'event viewer' . Checked drive for errors and quickly cloned that puppy and replaced

it before the big one hit