No, size isn't the issue here. This is addressing the models of 1/2 height drives (a specific line made from 2002 to 2005. There was another older line of full height drives available in 20/40 GB sizes that didn't have the overheating problem.
--- In [email protected], "Janet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
