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| Thread ID: 101730 | 2009-07-24 22:28:00 | Hard Drive reliability or lack of? | minster (9180) | Press F1 |
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| 794984 | 2009-07-24 22:28:00 | When I built my new pc about 8 weeks ago I installed a Seagate 160GB sata11 7200.12 for my OS (C) drive and a seperate Seagate 500GB sata 11 7200.11 hard drive for data/games etc. Since then the data drive disappeared a few times and then reappeared. I ran Seatools for windows and it passed? Retailer that supplied the drive got me a new one to replace it (new drive is a Western Digital 500GB Green 32MB)???????? but seems to go okay so I'm not complaining about the mix up in brands:) Even though there didn't appear to be any problems, I also checked the "C" 160GB Seagate drive with Seatools and this failed every test??? Worried now, I contacted this other supplier and they said "Back up and send it back to them for replaacement) which is what I have done (Waiting for new replacement to arrive now) 2 Seagates in a few weeks??? 2 out of 2 = 100% failure record? As you can imagine, I'm a bit concerned because the new replacement "C" drive will also be a Seagate:( Wouldn't you think that manufacturers would test their products properly before dispatching to the next step in the chain? Big job I know, and they do have warranties to fall back on. But that doesn't help the poor customer that lost all their data in a crash. Do you trust your Hard Drive?? |
minster (9180) | ||
| 794985 | 2009-07-24 22:46:00 | I have twin baracudas in a RAID0 for well over 4 years. They were up and running 24/7 for the duration. I expect failure soon. But 2 failure in a few weeks is pretty strange. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 794986 | 2009-07-24 23:05:00 | Seagate 500GB sata 11 7200.11 That particular model is one of the ones that has the firmware problems - could be part of the cause. I must admit that I have used seagates for years, but after that little firmware problem,I've seen a few " odd" happenings - so have now changed to Western Digital drives and had no problems. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 794987 | 2009-07-24 23:20:00 | That particular model is one of the ones that has the firmware problems - could be part of the cause. Yes as noted in an earlier thread, I updated the firmware but not sure if it helped as retailer just went ahead and gave me the new Western Digital to replace the Seagate. While waiting for the new seagate 160 (warrantee) to arrive, I'm still debating whether or not to just order a new WD Black 32MB and use that instead for my OS drive? |
minster (9180) | ||
| 794988 | 2009-07-24 23:23:00 | About 3 years ago I bought two SATA Seagate 200 gig drives and they both still work. They pass SMART tests and they also pass Seagate tests. I also have put in an IDE 160 Gig Seagate which I have now had for sometime longer probably 6 years. I have only had one Seagate drive die and that was while it was being used as an external USB in an enclosure at another person's place. A power problem which fried the drive. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 794989 | 2009-07-24 23:27:00 | Sweep, 6 years ago I wouldn't have been concerned. These are New drives I'm referring too... |
minster (9180) | ||
| 794990 | 2009-07-24 23:36:00 | Minster. You asked about reliability of brands. Maybe they are less reliable now than they were then. But you have had two hard drives die in a short period of time and I would suggest this is unusual to say the least. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 794991 | 2009-07-24 23:43:00 | You asked about reliability of brands. Maybe they are less reliable now than they were then. Maybe... This is what I'm trying to decide on:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 794992 | 2009-07-24 23:53:00 | I've had one seagate die on me (250 GB). Got the hdd in Sept 08, the hdd died in Jan/Feb this year. Tested it on the 2 PC's here, to make sure (had to switch it to SATA 1) still no go. It just died (did nothing, stopped after detecting everything on the post screen) when I booted up one day. Took it back to the shop, they sent it to Albany. Took 2 weeks to get the replacement |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 794993 | 2009-07-25 00:30:00 | I have a new 500GB Seagate SATA Barracuda 7200.12 that makes a strange noise now and then, a sort of faint "ting" sound. Might happen two or three times in quick succession, then it goes away. Also it is sometimes slow to access when it hasn't been accessed for hours. Maybe that is to do with me telling XP to turn off the HDs after so many hours? For now I've changed that option to "never". In view of the above, I still haven't made it the main OS drive. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
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