Hi John, Wow. You are lucky you didn't send that drive to oblivion. However, it all depends on the drive. Some just can stand up to more of a beating than others.
On 9/1/14, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow. I yanked my passport off the desk, out of the usb port and accidentally > > wacked it half way across the room while it was spinning down, and it still > > works fine. Its a wd, too. > On the subject of hard disk reliability, this article might be interesting: > https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/ --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.