Thank you for the information. It serves to show that even negative information is of help to group members because you have confirmed it. ;-) Are you saying that the smaller GB drives are more reliable than those say 150 GB and over? However, I had a 40 GB Maxtor previously when running Windows 98 that lasted until the PC from about 1998 until was handed over February 2005 with ne'er a problem.
Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This is reference to a specific family of hard drives that are 1/2 > height. (Available in 20 GB, 30 GB, 40 GB and 60 GB.) > Yes, I can say in general that I've had a lot of problems with Maxtor > hard drives getting bad sectors and corrupting file systems. > > > --- In [email protected], "Janet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I should clarify that at the time of my hard drive crashes, I only > had one hard drive, so the heat issue to which you refer didnt apply > in my case. The first drive failed in February within a week after > installation, following carrier despatch, and the second in August. > Both were Maxtor. The slowness to which I referred applied to each > individual drive and neither was capable of recovery, although the > second was partitioned and the data on the partition was recovered > with Norton Ghost, the C: Drive corrupt. >> >> I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with 250 GB HD and double 1024 MB RAM, > not low end or old. >> >> I note otherwise what you say. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2jUsvC/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
