Re: [tlug] HDD Reliability

[Edward Middleton <edwardmiddleton@example.com>]

On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 22:07, Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
> A quick question about hard drives.  I remember reading in the Register 
> ( www.theregister.co.uk ) - I think last year - a couple of articles 
> about a fairly high failure rate with some hard drives.  I mention this 
> now, because my 120GB IBM drive makes an odd noise from time to time (I 
> don't know how to describe it - a sort of electronic sound that I've 
> never heard any other drive I've used make).  Hopefully there's no bad 
> news floating around about IBM drives... I bought it about... eight 
> months ago I think.  Has anyone heard anything about IBM drives?

You are joking aren't you?
http://www.goldengate.net/~dlpeters/IBMSucks/

The class action lawsuit.
http://www.sheller.com/Practice.asp?PracticeID=114

Time for a new drive

Edward Middleton