I too have a problem with a Maxtor drive. I bought a Diamond Plus a little
over a year ago. While trying to install OS-X the total capacity of the
drive went from 45 gigs down to 30 gigs. I'm not talking about available
space I'm talking total space. The only solution was a total format with
zeroing all sectors. Now 3 months later I'm getting directory problems
daily, and a loud squeal. I sent it back for warranty replacement. We'll see
if they return it or replace it. I'm not going to buy another Maxtor. Its
also alot noisier than the used IBM that replaced it. It always had a slight
whine and a loud click from the heads moving.
John
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>
> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:48:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: Maxtor problem
> From: Al Poulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sounds like it might still be in warranty and you get a free replacement.
> But we've seen one person on this list berate Maxtor for a real hard time in
> getting warranty help.
>
> I'm very happy with my Seagate Barracuda 40GB second hard drive; haven't
> heard it. Others like IBM, but my IBM 40GB that came in the Quicksilver 733
> is noisy.
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