Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:19:56 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Desktop hard drives (Warning: minimal [LIB]retto content)
Hi all! OK this has minimal libretto content but I'm getting desperate and you lot seem pretty smart ... so here goes. I've been caught not once, not twice but 4 times by the infamous IBM DeskStar 75GXP bug. I had 2 30 gig drives die on me, sent them away, almost 3 months later I got 2 45 gig 75GXP drives back from IBM which have now, barely 3 months on, died of the same cause (indicated 3 or 4 loud rasping sounds followed by silence then a few more times then the computer locking solid when accessing certain parts of the hard drive). Until now, I've had almost perfect faith in IBM hard drives but this has shaken my faith to its foundations. What are you people's recommendations regarding IDE drives from other manufacturers that are dependable and relatively quick, based on your experiences? I'm looking for recommendations for 7200RPM ATA100 or better hard drives in the 40-60GB range. I'd also be interested in experiences with companies that give pretty good warranty service (ie. it doesn't take them 3 months to replace a pair of hard drives!). - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
