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Eight Ways To Kill Your HDD, About what NOT to do to prolong HDD life

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felnarix

Mar 2 2009, 11:52 PM

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QUOTE(WIlds @ Feb 22 2009, 10:49 PM)

I agree with Xelrix and most of time oversea seller will do a good job make sure it is properly pack however it is the handling that is always the problem ... it might get tossed around as they can't understand what fragile means ... Good luck ordering you HDD and pray it comes in one piece.

Wah, i about to buy HD online..

Sked edi now

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Mar 3 2009, 07:49 AM

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Nice thread...err,as for how many times HDD can be formatted and all,isn't formatting juz another process of write/read...unless we do quick format,the HDD juz perform a simple process of cleanup..however,if we do low level formatting,than the HDD needs to re-write its tracks and ssector..

Am i right?

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Mar 3 2009, 06:16 PM

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QUOTE(cscheat @ Nov 26 2008, 03:32 PM)

guys, for MDR... i sent in my Seagate Bara 500GB for recovery, but they spend days to verify ... but they failed to recover for me and sent it back to me FOC... really good service and professional

So now can anyone suggest what should i do with my HDD since it is warranty void ?

1. Throw it high from 13th Floor
2. Burn it with fire
3. Throw it into the lake
4. Slam it with a hammer

I will upload the video once i did any of the above

I do not know if its too late to answer you but many shops which sell spare parts in Low Yat plaza especially those run by middle east guys buy back these faulty HDDs. Sure, you may not even get 40 percent of market value but instead of disposing it in an un-enviromentally friendly way, you may as well make a buck out of it.
So anyone of you guys who have voided warranty HDD's take note of this.

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Mar 3 2009, 06:18 PM

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Yup,there is aslo a lot of recycling centre that u can throw away the HDD for instant $.I also do that couple of time.

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Mar 4 2009, 04:22 PM

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QUOTE

Tipping Over of Cases

By far the most common damage to drives occurs through mechanical interference. The level of stress depends on the operational state of the drive, that is a drive that is not powered up will withstand some 300 G over 2 msec whereas in a drive that is up and running, 30 G suffice to cause errors and bad sectors. 30 G sounds rather high but any case tipping over and falling on a non-carpeted floor will easily exceed this value. The typical consequence is that the next bootup will terminate with the well known Chrrr, chrrr, chrrr ..... where the splash screen used to be.

Guys so when u boot up ur comp no sound coming from ur cpu...???o.O

Bcoz mine yea. It sounds kreekkk,kreekk.

Maxd38

Mar 12 2009, 01:27 PM

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May i know what is the problem if my CPU can't detect my external HDD?
Previously can, just lately can't..
I connected to my laptop, can..

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Mar 13 2009, 12:02 AM

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my 1TB already can't detect, lots of file lost, warranty already out, my hdd produce weird sound, huhuhu, anyone can help?...

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Mar 16 2009, 09:45 AM

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QUOTE(Maxd38 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:27 PM)

May i know what is the problem if my CPU can't detect my external HDD?
Previously can, just lately can't..
I connected to my laptop, can..

maybe u have problem with ur CPU USB ports, try connect it to different USB port..

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Mar 16 2009, 10:03 AM

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QUOTE(Maxd38 @ Mar 12 2009, 01:27 PM)

May i know what is the problem if my CPU can't detect my external HDD?
Previously can, just lately can't..
I connected to my laptop, can..

There wud be a chance of spoiled driver...reinstall the driver
may help fix this condition.

LilCroSs

Mar 27 2009, 10:54 PM

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wanna ask, my hdd couldnt be sensed by computer after a gentle fall onto the floor, can it be repaired?

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Mar 27 2009, 11:30 PM

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I dont think its repairable....for most u can try to claim for warranty....act inocent =)

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Mar 29 2009, 04:38 AM

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but dont mention about that gentle fall..
hehehe

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Apr 2 2009, 09:56 AM

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Use a cap ayam HDD mobile rack that was too tight,no fans,made of plastic.Fried my hard disk in a week,heat issues:(

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Apr 3 2009, 12:55 AM

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Thks for the information.
But I still love to OC...

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Apr 3 2009, 11:35 PM

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My portable hard disc........
Certain files in the disc damaged and corrupted.......after the HDD accidentally slide out from the pocket and banged on the floor hard.......

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Apr 8 2009, 07:29 AM

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I had mine crash by tipping over; will regret the day it happened. Lost all the data.

As for the HDD; fortunately it was still under warranty. They couldn't recover anything but replaced it with another one.

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Apr 11 2009, 07:15 PM

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Lost all the data?

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Apr 16 2009, 01:03 PM

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i just kill 320gb maxtor sata. use less than 1 year but dont know where the receipt.

the pc (or windows) always crash. already try many thing so i kick the pc. after reboot windows complain missing operating system. the hard disk sound clik click click. i know the game is over.

dlaz

Apr 16 2009, 09:08 PM

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what about the position of the external hdd?is better when it is standing or laying down?
standing as in the side part is at the bottom,the other side on top.
laying down as in normal just like we place hdd internally.

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Apr 19 2009, 05:01 PM

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My Maxtor OneTouch III 750GB just died not long ago. It's not even half a year yet since I bought this HDD. Anyone experience the same thing? Where should I claim the warranty from? Thanks.

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