To me I would call WD and get a replacement, as for maxtor it is less reliable, I have had two and both died within 3 weeks of purchase. Any of my WD's have lasted longer then their warrenty.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 1:34 AM Subject: Western Digital HD > Hi all, > > Anybody here have bad experiences with Western Digital HDs besides me? (IDE) > > My 20 gig 5400 RPM drive just died after only 8 months of service in > a 6400 doing very light duty. > > 8 months? that's Bull****. It fell over dead, D.O.A. Confirmed by > Drive Set Up, Norton, Disk First Aid, TechTool, and every other > diagnostic I could bring to bear. Won't initialize, won't mount, Just > lays there like a drunk dinosaur. > > Pisses me off. > > It was only $80.00 bucks but I was wanting *at least* a year. I just > bought a 40 gig Maxtor tonight for the same money from Worst Buy. > > Tell me I made a better choice. Seems to work fine. Wait till Western > gets my rant. > > Cobey > > --------------- > > Error #152 - Windows not found: (C)heer (P)arty (D)ance. > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
