Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Harddisk woes!

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:

In my experience never buy the latest high capacity drives. Two sizes smaller - usually abt 1.5 yrs after launch - last very long. So far the ones that are purchased immediately after launch have always failed early.

Well I guess I'll keep that in mind the next time I buy a harddisk.

Try out Philip Tellis' freeze method. check out the disks on another machine. Replace the disk controller board if possible.

Hmm...I had tried the freeze method with my previous harddisk but it didn't work. Maybe my freezer couldn't cool the disk to such low temperatures! :P Anyway, I verified my PC's motherboard is fine. The harddisk had failed.