I'd be amazed if this advice wasn't given in lieu of having an immediate warranty replacement available. I just can't believe IBM told its customers - "Sorry, the MTBF of your drive has gone from 20000 hours to 8. Thank you for choosing IBM!"
I *heart* IBM Hardware
- (deSitter)
- (30)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 04:16:00 PM EST
You *heart* Hitachi Global Data Storage
- (tonytib)
- (11)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 07:49:14 PM EST
Astounding, No?
- (deSitter)
- (1)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 08:02:07 PM EST
I must admit
- (orion)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 08:09:52 PM EST
And have no recollection of 20 MB CMI drives used in PC-AT..
- (a6l6e6x)
- (8)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 10:07:51 PM EST
Full hearted devices, took up a whole drive bay
- (orion)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 10:44:21 PM EST
Remember that well
- (deSitter)
- (6)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 06:40:57 AM EST
For the record.
- (inthane-chan)
- (1)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 11:08:40 AM EST
The First Mac
- (orion)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 12:49:06 PM EST
Slim pickings on CMI drive, but here's some:
- (a6l6e6x)
- (3)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 11:18:45 AM EST
Re: Slim pickings on CMI drive, but here's some:
- (deSitter)
- (2)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 05:17:33 PM EST
First ATs were shipped in 1984. So you may...
- (a6l6e6x)
- (1)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 09:52:06 PM EST
You could hear..
- (deSitter)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 11:08:45 PM EST
Re: I *heart* IBM Hardware
- (admin)
- (17)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 08:10:02 PM EST
Can't possibly be based in reality
- (deSitter)
- (16)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 08:25:46 PM EST
Guess you never had a 75GXP
- (admin)
- (6)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 09:06:50 PM EST
Wow - one got through
- (deSitter)
- (3)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 09:15:59 PM EST
Actually it was two.
- (admin)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 09:17:24 PM EST
Actually, IIRC the problem was glass platters
- (tonytib)
- (1)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 04:02:15 PM EST
Re: Actually, IIRC the problem was glass platters
- (deSitter)
- Jan. 16, 2003, 05:12:26 PM EST
I've got a 60 GB 75GXP at work.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 09:19:25 PM EST
About 8 hours..
- (deSitter)
- Jan. 15, 2003, 09:27:59 PM EST
My experience with Seagate & IBM 3.5 in drives is that ...
- (dmarker)
- (8)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 10:19:05 AM EST
You mean Hitachi, right?
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (7)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 11:29:46 AM EST
I see a lot of PCs and a lot of disks.
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 12:07:14 PM EST
Fujitsu RMA problem.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 01:54:08 PM EST
Re: You mean Hitachi, right?
- (deSitter)
- (4)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 01:32:39 PM EST
Re: You mean Hitachi, right? - No!! Fujitsu 2.5 in drive
- (dmarker)
- (1)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 11:26:58 PM EST
fujitsu has better shock rating...
- (bepatient)
- Jan. 19, 2003, 11:38:25 PM EST
Seagate == Enterprise
- (broomberg)
- (1)
- Jan. 25, 2003, 12:46:29 PM EST
No, they still make low end drives
- (tonytib)
- Jan. 25, 2003, 07:49:59 PM EST