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Thread ID: 34818 2003-06-24 23:28:00 QMB computer site down?? PoWa (203) Press F1
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154918 2003-06-25 06:10:00 A SeaShield hides the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) from the outside world. You can see it on most hard drives.

Basically its combination of a layer of shock absorption/insulating foam and a stainless steel plate to protect the inards of the hard drive.
- According to Scott Bartley in the March magazine.

They can withstand 1000gs of shock! :D is this a good feature to have on a hdd? Or can I do without :p?
PoWa (203)
154919 2003-06-25 22:04:00 Im getting QMB from home now... I'll check at work later ;-) Chilling_Silently (228)
154920 2003-06-25 23:26:00 QMB AND PressF1 are working perfectly this morning! Chilling_Silently (228)
154921 2003-06-25 23:37:00 Powa

> They can withstand 1000gs of shock! :D is this a good
> feature to have on a hdd? Or can I do without :p?

Do you lug your computer round with you, use it in less than perfect situations, or use next to concert subs... If so then yes.. its a great idea!

.Chris
Chris (3346)
154922 2003-06-26 01:19:00 Nope I don't :P I just heard that they removed the seashield thing from their newer models because it may have been generating too much heat.

I could get into their site, finally at about 4:30pm yesterday.

QMB are not responding to my emails, bad service! I sent the first one at like 5pm yesterday and its now 12:15 next day. Still nothing. I'm going elsewhere. What bad service!
PoWa (203)
154923 2003-06-26 07:31:00 > Nope I don't :P I just heard that they removed the
> seashield thing from their newer models because it
> may have been generating too much heat.
>
> I could get into their site, finally at about 4:30pm
> yesterday.
>
> QMB are not responding to my emails, bad service! I
> sent the first one at like 5pm yesterday and its now
> 12:15 next day. Still nothing. I'm going elsewhere.
> What bad service!


I wondered when the slagging off would start. Still up to the old tricks eh PoWa
Maybe they atr too busy to reply, just ring them for cripes sake, or support a PC shop in your own city. Or are you trying to save 10 cents
Southern_Man (3944)
154924 2003-06-26 09:17:00 ah southern man, aka shortstop.

Just a point, why would someone ring up a place in auckland (which would be an expensive toll call) to get some information?

If they can't reply to simple emails, its bad service. Plain and simple. PC shop in my city? Where? This is southland! Surely you of all people would know that. Anything down here, your looking at expensive and poor quality. Except for Noel Leeming.
PoWa (203)
154925 2003-06-27 02:54:00 Ok, I went out and picked up a Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80gig (ST380011A) yesterday. I get a special deal from my favourite supplier which he can't give to all and sundry, but his regular price isn't bad @ $170.00. www.computerdirect.co.nz, based in Penrose.

As it happens, my bl**** mainboard doesn't support it (damn me forgot to check) so I'm now in for another outlay for a new board! haha
Greg S (201)
154926 2003-06-27 02:59:00 What a bummer! Chilling_Silently (228)
154927 2003-06-27 03:09:00 Greg S..

My main boards don't support drives larger then 3xGbyte either, there is a patch available from the seagate site that fixes this small problem.

I have no problem with running an 80G drive and a 120 gig drive in Sam the jolly Linux box, even though it is just a VA503+ motherboard

.Chris
Chris (3346)
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