Slackmaster2K
Gone
Well of course not ALL western digital drives are going to be bad, but I've seen 6 or so die prematurely. Therefore I absolutely cannot recommend them.
Slackmaster 2000
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DigitalDon
New member
Kinsley,
Check out the following article http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/files/ryo2k
I think you'll get a lot out of it.
Check out the following article http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/files/ryo2k
I think you'll get a lot out of it.
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Guest
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Hehe i know its the wrong forum but if anyone is interested in buying a AMD K-7 Athlon 600 MHZ processer and board (gigabyte) let me know i bought it and Urr well lets just say i am using a P-III
no AMD slamming today..
no AMD slamming today..
Slackmaster2K
Gone
Add yet another Western Digital drive down the toilet this weekend. My list continues to grow. Man!
Slackmaster 2000
Slackmaster 2000
ola
Newbie
So what are you saying Slack? You *don't* recommend Western Digital? 
I hope there wasn't too much important stuff on it.
I hope there wasn't too much important stuff on it.
Slackmaster2K
Gone
Oh it wasn't mine...it was at a company I sometimes do some work for 
Slackmaster 2000
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RWhite
Well-known member
Are you aware there was a recall on Western Digital drives some time ago? It was pretty well published at the time. It involved a chip on the controller card that was defective on drives made over a period of a couple of months. My company uses WD drives too (about 200 PCs in my building) and fortunately we did not have any that were effected. You can download a small DOS program from WD that will test your system to see if it was from the bad lot. If your IT people slept through the recall info, that might explain why you have so many drives croaking.
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RWhite
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Oh and I will add this - bought an ASUS P3V4X motherboard a week ago. GREAT board, my Maxtor 40 gig loves it. You can check it out at: http://cgi.asus.com.tw/products/Motherboard/pentiumpro/p3v4x/index.html
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Emeric
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RWhite: very well aware.. Thank god i've never sold them. That would be a nightmare. Maxtor falls in a close second place to drives that fail more often than others. Disclaimer.. should be on top. This is in my experience, not necessarily the absolute truth.
Quantum's are good. Never replaced one (well 1 actually), but lots of WD's and Maxtor's. I think Maxtor reconditions the drive that so many people send back... maybe that's why they have such a low MTBF. They do have a good warranty though.. hmmm..
[This message has been edited by Emeric (edited 05-31-2000).]
Quantum's are good. Never replaced one (well 1 actually), but lots of WD's and Maxtor's. I think Maxtor reconditions the drive that so many people send back... maybe that's why they have such a low MTBF. They do have a good warranty though.. hmmm..
[This message has been edited by Emeric (edited 05-31-2000).]
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Kinsley
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I bought a 20 GB Quantum.
I hope it is fast and lasts a long, long time...
I hope it is fast and lasts a long, long time...