pekoe4849 wrote: >I think I'm going to need a new hard drive as mine seems to be corrupting >data. I have a dual boot with Win98 on C (bad drive) and WinXP Home on D >(newer drive). I never use C for anything anymore except that XP installed >some of it's files on C and seems to need them. The C drive is about to go >out, so since I need more space anyway I thought I'd go ahead and replace it >instead of unplugging the bad drive and re-installing XP on D (which would >then become the new C). I'm only intermediate; I don't even know if that >would work anyway. All my data is on partitions of my newer drive. > > Ok
>I was about to buy one, but after reading the reviews on them, I'm more >confused than ever. I looked at Western Digital, Maxtor, and Seagate drives. >It seems that in reading the reviews for each one, some people love them, and >some people say theirs failed within 2 or 3 months and was replaced by a >refurbished one with a shorter warrenty. Now I don't know which one to buy. >I just want a reliable cheap one since it's really a second drive. > > A hard drive is, sort of like, the family car. If you take care of it, it will last a long time. If you abuse it, it will last a very short time. Also, While hard drive manufacturers do have reputations for, this or that, it still comes down to how the drive is treated. You can buy a hard drive that behaves like a Pinto(the car that would blow up if rear-ended) or, like a Saleen S7([EMAIL PROTECTED], top speed 248mph). I am not trying to confuse you further. I just getting at how you can get a hard drive that behaves like Pinto yet, treat it like a Rolls Royce whereas, you could get a hard drive built like the Saleen S7 yet, it behaves like a jalopy. Finally, Protecting it crashes via compression, along with keeping spyware, malware and, adware from infecting the drive. A hard drive needs(not saying you don't) to be taken care of the hard drive like owning the Hope Diamond <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond>. >Can you guys tell me which HD you have the best 'luck' with? > > Since I have a SCSI-based system, I have had the best 'luck' with Fujitsu. >Also, if you have any advice on how to go about this, I would really >appreciate it. > >TIA, >Diane > Go by what I mentioned above. I apologize for the analogies. It was the best way I could think of illustrating my take on getting a hard drive. Christopher [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
