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| 481174 | 2006-08-29 10:01:00 | Hi All.....My 60GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD has died. Is Western Electric a reasonable brand replacement? Is this something I can replace myself? Bearing in mind that I have two fingers & eight thumbs? Thanks. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 481175 | 2006-08-29 10:05:00 | Er, was that meant to be Western Digital? Save yourself the trouble and buy a Seagate instead.... Yeah it should be pretty easy ..the hard drive manufacturers have good guides on their websites... | gibler (49) | ||
| 481176 | 2006-08-29 10:06:00 | You mean Western Digital? From reading a few things on the net, some WD hdd's aren't that reliable either . Should be easy enough to replace just unscrew, unplg, chuck a new one in screw it back up and put the plugs back in . Well that also depends on where in the case the hdd is . Some arent that easy to get at / or remove . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 481177 | 2006-08-29 10:15:00 | I sure wouldn't be going out and buying a Seagate drive.. I don't know if Gibler is being facetious but Seagate have the worst reputation of the lot. I have replaced dozens of dodgy and dead drives in client's machines. I used to solely use Maxtor drives myself up until recently when I had one of them die for no apparent reason. Talking to several people in the know, I discovered that the quality of Maxtor drives has taken a dive recently. Now I am using Western Dig and so far *cross fingers* it hasn't given me any grief. | supertrouper (6665) | ||
| 481178 | 2006-08-29 10:19:00 | You mean Western Digital? From reading a few things on the net, some WD hdd's aren't that reliable either . Should be easy enough to replace just unscrew, unplg, chuck a new one in screw it back up and put the plugs back in . Well that also depends on where in the case the hdd is . Some arent that easy to get at / or remove . Yes I did mean Western Didgtal . Is that all there is to it? No programming or talking to Microsoft? More confused about brand type now!!!!! PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 481179 | 2006-08-29 10:28:00 | Are you sure the hard drive is actually dead? No point getting another one if that isn't the problem, so just wanted to check before you jump in the deep end. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 481180 | 2006-08-29 10:30:00 | PJ, Are you able to wait untill I get around to have a squizz at it? | Metla (12) | ||
| 481181 | 2006-08-29 10:35:00 | PJ , Are you able to wait untill I get around to have a squizz at it? Yes Thanks. Just curious is all. I am forbidden , by you know who, to touch it. :eek: :badpc: Wise Woman. She knows me well !!!!! PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 481182 | 2006-08-29 10:44:00 | METLA . . . . . Maryann here . . . AND PJ is allowed to use my precious puter, but is NOT allowed to damage it, download anything, update anything, backdate delete alter or any of that stuff . :horrified :mad: Yes, he WILL be patient and wait for you to visit . I am just off to the kitchen to measure out the ingredients for a 'you know what' for you ;) |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 481183 | 2006-08-29 10:50:00 | I sure wouldn't be going out and buying a Seagate drive.. I don't know if Gibler is being facetious but Seagate have the worst reputation of the lot. I have replaced dozens of dodgy and dead drives in client's machines. I used to solely use Maxtor drives myself up until recently when I had one of them die for no apparent reason. Talking to several people in the know, I discovered that the quality of Maxtor drives has taken a dive recently. Now I am using Western Dig and so far *cross fingers* it hasn't given me any grief. No I'm not being a funny joker. They don't have a bad reputation. Yeah there are some models that seem worse that others but many are good. Western Digital are used quite a bit in macs, and I've pulled many a dead one out. Of course just backup your data and with Seagate claim the warranty .. up to 5 years. |
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