-=PCTechTalk=- Re: HD Companies
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:40:09 -0400
Its funny, cause I don't know anyone else that has had as many HD failures as
I. 4 hard drives have gone bad in about 3 years span. I mean the entire drive
don't go bad, but at least part of it goes bad... with the last one that I just
discovered yesterday, on my 40GB Maxtor, that I lost 6GB. Maybe it has
something to do with all the switch and bating I do with the drives very often,
since they're sensitive to physical handling.
---Troth
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From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:32 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: HD Companies
In a message dated 9/8/03 11:50:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> 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
>
Troth
I've had microcomputers here on the farm since 1982.....and by 1984 a
small CPM/DOS network with three desktops and two lunchbox systems..
Many years, many systems. Last few el cheapos.
TWO bad hard drives, each directly associated with power issues, hence my
alegiance to UPS'. I've had more bad power supplies than hard drives.
Hope this helps
mjh
MJH
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