Yes that applied only to specific model drives and was relavant to drives
manufactured about a year to a year and a half ago (again only very specific
models) In addition to that the main reason for the failure was actually the
platters warping under the very large amount of heat that the drives
generated. With proper case cooling and proper airflow or a drive cooler
this was not an issue. IBM drives are not hte only drives subject to that
sort of problem either, however with proper thought put into the building of
the PC in question there shouldn't be an issue with any brand of drive.
-Joe
On Sunday 25 August 2002 11:56 pm, you wrote:
> This came through from a s*bscr*ber who posted from the wrong address.
> Thus, the message bounced. However, the content was worth forwarding
> anyway.
>
> Paul
>
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>
> From: jeremy bowers <jeremy@jeremybowers.com>
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Hard Drive brand question
>
> IBM should be out of the question. Recently, their hard drives have been
> exposed as having a ridiculous mean time between failure rate. They aren't
> even producing drives anymore -- any drive you buy now was built several
> months ago and has been rotting in a warehouse.
>
> IBM has recommended that no drive be left on more than 333 hours per
> month. That breaks down to like 11 hours per day. I'd think you want more
> than that kind of production out of a drive.
>
> Some of the horror stories? 40 out of 100 IBM 120GXP drives crash within 3
> months of purchase by a small ISP.
>
> Individual users of 40GXP drives getting less than 8 months of production,
> IBM claims the drive isn't under warranty, because the damage was caused
> by "excessive wear and tear" and under "extreme conditions." The user left
> their computer on for six consecutive months with only reboots bringing
> the system down occasionally. Doesn't sound "exessive" or "extreme" to me.
>
> Here's the site where the people with a class-action lawsuit are suing IBM
> now.
>
> http://www.sheller.com/ibmpress.htm
>
> Older IBM drives are still rock solid, but anything in the last year or
> two is suspect.
>
> I've got a Maxtor 40gb 7200 in my main computer, and it's been great. I
> also hear that Western Digital is putting out an acceptable product. A
> good friend had some misgivings about the Caviar series, but
> couldn't/wouldn't elaborate.
>
> --Jeremy
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