Mt 30Gb 75GXP gave up a week ago... still waiting for a replacement from Simply Computers.... 
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Fujistu is never the fastest drive around but it´s always very reliable. They use to go on and on for years.Comment
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Didn't Fujitsu get out of the consumer HD business this last spring?"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
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Hmm... I've had my 40 Gig for a couple months now, and so far no problems. Hope it stays that way
. I have the HD in a bay right behind my dual case fan, so maybe that'll help prevent any overheating.
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Well, at least they are consistent.
My second drive just went out.
1, The were made in Aug & Sept of last year.
2, They lived life as part of a raid so they had the same mileage.
3, They died within one week of each other.
4, Right off hand I'd say IBM has a BAD problem.
chuckChuck
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I was going to buy a 60GB 60gxp to complement my (working for months) 45GB 75gxp, but now I might have to pair it with a (gag)Western Digital.Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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I've lost count of how many Maxtors I have around here.
I have 8 editing systems with RAID's. All boot, removable & accessory drives and all but one RAID (the GXP based one in the RT-2000 rig) are Maxtor based. I've never had to replace any of the Maxtors.
The 4 75GXP's in the RT2K's RAID are early production and so far OK.
I've replaced 1 of my 3 Fujitsus under warranty in the last 2 years. Took <36 hours.
I've thrown 3 Seagates out the window. That brand never to grace my workbench again.
I have 1 WD in a removable case and I'm watching it closely since WD's and IBM's share common technology.
Dr. MordridLast edited by Dr Mordrid; 21 October 2001, 01:08.Dr. Mordrid
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That depends on the WD drive. I don't know what the current state is exactly, but WD drives are no longer just remarks of IBM's.
Their new drive performs better than any IBM IDE.Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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I never had an IBM hardrive but my quantum fireball gave up just after a year and a few months of operation luckily i had the warranty and they replaced it with a Fujitsu, but I’m still nervous because my friends Fujitsu just a month a go went bonkers. And he had a similar model as I have now
What is going on here, they are dieing like flies from a bug spray.
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Bah doc, the new, silent Seagates are pretty cool. And definitely more reliable than the hungarian IBMs...Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.Comment
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yup.... the Barracuda ATA IV is quite nice (got one right here ).
The access time is just a tad high, but otherwise it's a damn fine driveComment
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Well here comes the first lawsuit.
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That should make for an interesting lawsuit if he posts to the net for witnesses
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Finaly got My IBM hdd back from waranty.....
Because its from IBM, I got a "Repaired"
So now I got two Hungarian GXP's in a raid....
Lets see how long they'l last....
If any of the "repaired" ones die again, I'm going to be @£$#¤% mad!!If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.
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Tech,
See my sugestion about running DFT in "Exercise Mode" above.
At least you will know if the drive is headed fo a quick failure.
chuck
PS. I havent gotten mine back yet.
How long did yours take?Chuck
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