-=PCTechTalk=- Re: HD Companies
- From: rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 06:31:51 -0400
Maxtor is all I use and have only ever had one go bad on me. I did
get two IBMs in a system and both of them only lasted about 1 1/2
years. Maybe I don't run systems long enough to have them go
bad, but I do run 3 systems here 24/7.
Just my thoughts.
Rocky
On 8 Sep 2003 at 23:49, ~OoO~ wrote:
From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- HD Companies
Date sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:49:37 -0400
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> Let's talk about hard drive manufacturers. Just today... the 4th time
> I've had a hard drive go bad. My first and second drives were Maxtors,
> my 3rd was an IBM (oem), and my 4th, today, was a Maxtor. Today's
> however, came up with the most damage... a wopping 6GB bad sectors.
> Luckily, it was in an unused area of the drive, so I lost no info, but
> it has taken up a considerable amount of my time, cause Windows scan
> disk didn't want to work... just kept freezing up at around 95%.
> Norton Disk Doctor was freezing up too, but after reformatting the
> drive from scratch, Norton was able to secure the bad sectors. So...
> question... what sort of luck has everyone been having with hard
> drives? Any streaks on drives going bad? What brands?
>
> Next question... anyone know how I can go back and see specific data
> on my drive? It seems that after you do either Scan Disk or Disk
> Doctor, it tells you at the end report that you have so-and-so sectors
> bad, but after the report is gone, there's no way to pull up the info
> to see how much is bad and how much is good? Any way to do it in
> Windows? Or, maybe another program I can buy?
>
> ---Troth
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