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  From: Adam Hawes <adam.hawes@flinders.edu.au>
  To  : Damien Uern <carrigan_2606@optusnet.com.au>
        Linux SA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:25:38 +0930

Re: Argh! Hard Drive Dying?

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On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:34 pm, Damien Uern wrote:
> This harddrive I got replaced on warranty once before, it used to be a
> western digital caviar 40GB 7200rpm (it made strange clicking noises
> occasionally), but now it's a seagate 80GB 7200rpm drive:
>
> hda: ST380021A, ATA DISK drive

I have 2 of those drives.  One just failed a couple of months ago.  Seagate 
used to be bullett-proof, but now I'm not so sure.  Back it up and send it 
back.

Seagate had a problem with their 40 and 80G disks more recently.  There was a 
/. post about it.  Apparantly they had a bad run of platters that would 
develop bad sectors very easily (or something to that effect).

BTW, in relation to your more recent post - mine both run very hot.  Under 
high loads they can get too hot to touch, and there is a fan right in front 
of them blowing cool air over them.

Adam

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