On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:55 AM, thegeezer <thegee...@thegeezer.net> wrote: > On 06/25/2014 11:05 AM, Dale wrote: > > > I got a drive picked out at Newegg. $$$$$$$$ > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 > > > slightly offtopic - i notice that the drive has a 2year limited warranty > > has anyone managed to get anything from hard drive warranties ?
Yes. Most manufacturers have a hard drive warranty tool online. Just give it your serial number and it will tell you if you're eligible, and how to go about it. I know Seagate wants you to run their own testing util (which just does a SMART test and spits out a validation code which you write down). I've gotten the same sorts of errors several times now on my RAID and when it happens I just go through the warranty process, select advance replacement, swap out the drive, then return the old drive in their packaging. Typically costs me $10 for HD replacement (I have to pay return shipping only). Typically drives tend to die for me about a year after I buy them - alarmingly often, actually. Anybody who doesn't run smartmon or its equivalent is insane, as is anybody who doesn't at least run RAID, though anything valuable should be backed up. Rich
