Mates....

There are four famous hdd brand in the market, which hdd brand more reliable, performance, and long life span!

Also, the warrenty start from the date when you purchase or follow the manufacturer date? I checked at the WD website show my hdd left 1 year for warrenty, infact, the hdd i bought just exceeded a year only.

If posted or wrong post, please delete and show me the link.

Thank you!

This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 8 2005, 10:02 PM

hey mate!!! thanks for the link!!!

I was so affraid there is no one will entertain my thread!!
3 posted, not bad eh!!

thanks again!

wow!!
you guys are so lucky!
the problem with my current hdd was....
i am using WD also, the first one i bought from the shop behind of the sri. it has S.M.A.R.T error just a year only from last year until now. i could managed to backup certain file, however some file has been corrupted.
the WD hdd counldn't last long, so i plan to buy Seagate as alternative choice then follow by Samsung.

good news is my Quantum hdd still function from five years back until now, no bad sector, S.M.A.R.T error and etc. wow, so impressive!!! used it for 5 years already, life span so long.

too bad, no more Quantum but there is Maxtor!!!

I would like to know, where do i send for warrenty for my WD hdd??!!
also, is the warrenty start from the manufactred date or the date we purchase?
i check on the website it said i still have a year warrenty for the hdd which is next year, and this means the shop sell me old stock?

This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 9 2005, 02:19 PM

yah!!!...
after since Quantum closed down....
i think alternative hdd will be Seagate!!!
gotto buy one and test it out, see how long is the life span for Seagate hdd.
where is the location for sending the hdd in to Seagate?

haha!!!
used for how many year/s already?

my ex-company newly upgrade the Maxtor hdd, just a year and bad sector pop up! OMG....i can hear the crack sound before the system shutting down and restart!

from that onward, i will never ever buy Maxtor..!! haha!

thorough do scan disk, and can hear the crack sound, then whole system will restart!!

wow!!!!!
you are so lucky!!!!
woohoo!!

aloha empire23!

heh heh heh!!!!
good news for that, most important things is inside the hdd!!! hope they will improve it. but at least the hdd able to last for 3 years and above.
i bought two WD hdd, and two have problem, thfirst one got S.M.A.R.T error, and another one feeling going to R.I.P or sending for warrenty. that why i bought some DVD+Rs for backking up all my preciours data!

This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 9 2005, 03:26 PM

I can't believe my Quantum hdd still running!!!!
it's already 5 years old!!!!!
Alamak!!!!
heh heh heh!!!

This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 9 2005, 03:32 PM

before auto restart got crack sound? if yes, maybe contain bad sector!!!!

oh yah!!!
those hdd wrapped with the anti-static plastic consider a OEM or what?

alamak!
*poof* suddently....maybe hdd going to be....erm...!!

haha!!!!!! just wonder only!!!!!
if i am not mistaken, long time ago they provided with box right!!?? hmmm!!
heh heh!!!

but why this day of the hdd quality and unreliable?!
my Quantum hdd still working compare with the 1 year old WD....!!!

nevertheless, i have to buy larger hdd space for storing my data temp. before burned into DVD+R/s.

This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 9 2005, 06:52 PM

ic....
MTBF = for mean time between failures.
I never think of this term before purchasing hdd, OMG! haha!!!

Thanks empire23!!

by the way i love your avatar, cool man!! heh heh!!

I just found this side using the google search!!
Quite interesting!!

Overall Reliability : MTBF & APR

cost saving or maybe it would be an OEM version!!!!!
dunno haha!!!
yah, last time Maxtor did provided and store inside the box, and my Quantum hdd, store in hard transparent plastic with anti static bag, if i am not mistaken!



This post has been edited by victorboy: Oct 10 2005, 01:33 AM

OMG!!!!
so far i lost several CAD files, important, but no choice cannot copied and to be moved and 1 single chapter of anime....

i try to copy the error message see anyone can help me this or not, else, i have to regain the file again.

Ok here is the message i got from my WD80 PATA harddisk!!!!





anyone got any ideas of solving above error, else, i think i have to format that partition and delete the file as well.

erm..hehe...
a minor technical help from me in this thread!

That's the point haha!!!
my ex-WD , 80g, 1 year old, hdd has S.M.A.R.T error, and lost some of my important data!! But manage to back up 80% of the data, better than nothing. I say 80% because come file unable to copied, data lock, and some corrupted eventhough sucessfully backup.

hmmm.....
dunno why this happen!!!
can't copy in the normal mode....
but i have formatted the partition....
the status said the hdd healthy...
i think this happen during my another hdd S.M.A.R.T error....
when that happen, i quickly buy a new hdd and copy the file in that particular hdd to new one!!

hey you are right....
last time i use Maxtor, almost a year the bad sector say hello to me!! OMG!!



haha!!!
true, there are three brand hdd in the market, WD, Seagate and Samsung...

oh yah, i got another 40g WD hdd with which i am using now, it's already used for 3 years already, and working fine...
only my newly bough from last year, 80g WD hdd, almost a years S.M.A.R.T error!...manage to backup some 85% of the files, and most of the file has been corrupted..

how come!!!!!
which show you buy!!!
the one i bought has S.M.A.R.T error, i suspect they sell old stock haha!!

* about the RMA, should we follow the date stated in the hdd company website or base on the date we purchase?
also, WD offer how many years warrenty, Seagate offered 5 years, what about Samsung?


hey you!!!...the DVD+R seller!!
hahaha!!!
you better spend some money to save all your data into DVD+R or other media for backup....can't depend on a single hdd, like me, once S.M.A.R.T error then i have to say bye bye data and hello new hdd!!!