What Would You Do With A Pair Of Large Sas Drives ?
Replies: 4 | Post Date: 01-21-2010, 04:00 PM | User: No Control | Forums: hardforum.comI have a pair of 300gb cheetahs i was going to use for a vm server but have changed directions and no longer need them. I mean if worse comes to worse i could just sacrifice them on ebay but i would prefer to use them from something useful. But i'm out of ideas. - I don't see any use for them in a whs environment
- I have raided ssds in my main rig
- They have been up for sale for a few weeks with interest or bites
- Maybe build an exchange server? No real need for it though.
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Sas Specific Drives
I see that seagate has come out with a 7200 spin sas drive, but i don't see any from wd. As seagate has been having massive quality control problems recently, i'd much prefer to buy this type of drive from wd. Anyone know if wd is coming out with sas drives anytime soon?
For that matter, has anyone used the seagate sas drive yet?
http://www.Seagate.com/ww/v/index.js. &Reqpage=model
Posted On: 03-23-2009, 12:43 AM . View 19 Replies .
I see that seagate has come out with a 7200 spin sas drive, but i don't see any from wd. As seagate has been having massive quality control problems recently, i'd much prefer to buy this type of drive from wd. Anyone know if wd is coming out with sas drives anytime soon?
For that matter, has anyone used the seagate sas drive yet?
http://www.Seagate.com/ww/v/index.js. &Reqpage=model
Posted On: 03-23-2009, 12:43 AM . View 19 Replies .
Best Zfs Setup For 10 Sas Drives
I am setting up a small nfs-based san for vmware. I am using a pe 2900 iii with 10 x 300gb 15k sas drives. It will be running nexentastor, based on opensolaris. My first thoughts were to run 5 x mirrors striped. (300x5 = 1. 5tb usable)
Then i didn't like the thought of no hotspare. So now i am thinking 3 x 3drive raidz, + 1 hotspare. (600x3 = 1. 8tb usable)
Any thoughts on this?
Posted On: 02-17-2010, 12:31 AM . View 7 Replies .
I am setting up a small nfs-based san for vmware. I am using a pe 2900 iii with 10 x 300gb 15k sas drives. It will be running nexentastor, based on opensolaris. My first thoughts were to run 5 x mirrors striped. (300x5 = 1. 5tb usable)
Then i didn't like the thought of no hotspare. So now i am thinking 3 x 3drive raidz, + 1 hotspare. (600x3 = 1. 8tb usable)
Any thoughts on this?
Posted On: 02-17-2010, 12:31 AM . View 7 Replies .
Question On Sas Drives And Controllers
Was handed a few serial attached scsi drives from my boss today, wants me to find a card for them. They (two) are seagate 500gb serial attached scsi 7, 200rpm 16mb cache cards with the 29-pin connector on the back (power + serial all in one, no breaks between the two). What kind of card should i look at (im focusing on a purchase from newegg)? What else do i need for the drives? What kind of cables?
I can get the model # from the drive in a bit.
Posted On: 09-30-2009, 08:43 PM . View 3 Replies .
Was handed a few serial attached scsi drives from my boss today, wants me to find a card for them. They (two) are seagate 500gb serial attached scsi 7, 200rpm 16mb cache cards with the 29-pin connector on the back (power + serial all in one, no breaks between the two). What kind of card should i look at (im focusing on a purchase from newegg)? What else do i need for the drives? What kind of cables?
I can get the model # from the drive in a bit.
Posted On: 09-30-2009, 08:43 PM . View 3 Replies .
How To Connect 8 Drives To Sas Card ?
Some of these cards say they support over 200 devices. How does one connect so many drives to a single card. I have seen cables that breakout to 4 sata.
Posted On: 02-04-2010, 05:51 PM . View 1 Replies .
Some of these cards say they support over 200 devices. How does one connect so many drives to a single card. I have seen cables that breakout to 4 sata.
Posted On: 02-04-2010, 05:51 PM . View 1 Replies .
Areca Sas Not Compatible With Samsung Drives ?
In areca's "hdd compatibility list" document, the samsung drives are listed as "not compatible" with their sas controller (eg. The areca 1680 series). Is this still the case? Anyone using samsung drives with areca sas controllers?
Posted On: Yesterday, 01:03 PM . View 4 Replies .
In areca's "hdd compatibility list" document, the samsung drives are listed as "not compatible" with their sas controller (eg. The areca 1680 series). Is this still the case? Anyone using samsung drives with areca sas controllers?
Posted On: Yesterday, 01:03 PM . View 4 Replies .
Seagate 15k Rpm 300gb Drives - Sas
Where would be a good place to sell these? I have 2 still in the plastic container, and have no real use for them. Since most people doesn't use scsi, i can't see any other place than ebay. I already posted on craigslist, but i highly doubt to many people who would buy that kind of stuff will be browsing craigslist for some scsi drives.
Posted On: 11-30-2009, 03:57 PM . View 3 Replies .
Where would be a good place to sell these? I have 2 still in the plastic container, and have no real use for them. Since most people doesn't use scsi, i can't see any other place than ebay. I already posted on craigslist, but i highly doubt to many people who would buy that kind of stuff will be browsing craigslist for some scsi drives.
Posted On: 11-30-2009, 03:57 PM . View 3 Replies .
Why Are Hard Drives Large ?
Why are hard drives so unnecessarily large? I'm the admin for an office of 15 computers and one server. Each station needs *at most* 1 gig of hard drive space, as all important/large docs are stored on the server (as called for by security protocols). One of the hard drives fried this morning, and the cheapest i can find is 50$, 150 gb. *** Soon we won't even need hard drives, it'll all be cloud computing. Is there any place to buy cheap (i mean like cheap, like $10) 1gb hard drives? Same logic applies to 64 bit processors, we don't need em to run openoffice! I just had to watch a client of mine buy this $300 media comp (as it was the cheapest at bestbuy), 4 gb ram, 64bit processor, windows 7 (so far a pain to get networked) just to use quickbooks. Lol any other it guys feeling my frustration?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 4 Replies .
Why are hard drives so unnecessarily large? I'm the admin for an office of 15 computers and one server. Each station needs *at most* 1 gig of hard drive space, as all important/large docs are stored on the server (as called for by security protocols). One of the hard drives fried this morning, and the cheapest i can find is 50$, 150 gb. *** Soon we won't even need hard drives, it'll all be cloud computing. Is there any place to buy cheap (i mean like cheap, like $10) 1gb hard drives? Same logic applies to 64 bit processors, we don't need em to run openoffice! I just had to watch a client of mine buy this $300 media comp (as it was the cheapest at bestbuy), 4 gb ram, 64bit processor, windows 7 (so far a pain to get networked) just to use quickbooks. Lol any other it guys feeling my frustration?
Posted On: 1 month ago . View 4 Replies .
Secure Erase Of Large Hard Drives
Is there anyone who has some experience with securely erasing data on large capacity hd's. Like with this method:
http://cmrr. Ucsd. Edu/people/hughes/secureerase. Shtml
Posted On: 01-05-2010, 06:43 AM . View 4 Replies .
Is there anyone who has some experience with securely erasing data on large capacity hd's. Like with this method:
http://cmrr. Ucsd. Edu/people/hughes/secureerase. Shtml
Posted On: 01-05-2010, 06:43 AM . View 4 Replies .
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Posted On: 12-18-2007, 11:51 PM . View 13 Replies .
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Posted On: 12-18-2007, 11:51 PM . View 13 Replies .
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Posted On: January 31st 2005 . View 3 Replies .
I have been trying to determine which devices would be best suited for cooling a pair of scsi 15k hdds. I have been looking around at some of the following (in order) of interest. Should also mention, pc case is aluminum (lian-li pc-61) and also sound dampening is not a huge concern, mainly concerned about cooling. Smart drive 2002 copper hard drive enclosure- scsi compatible but very mixed reviews re: cooling effects (@$70 each, might be a waste of money). Aerocool hb-101 hard drive cooler aluminum- wondering if this is a gimmick or a real valid option. Or . Silverstone sst-fp53-b 5. 25" hard drive cooler or a cooler master cooldrive 3. ? Any other recommendations based on experience or reviews? Thanks in advance for any help.
Posted On: January 31st 2005 . View 3 Replies .
Sas To Usb Possible ?
Have some data on an sas drive that i would like to access on a pc that does not have sas. Looking at it, it looks like the drive will plug right into my nexus external usb sata enclosure, will i let the magic smoke out if i try such a silly thing?
Posted On: 09-02-2009, 03:35 PM . View 2 Replies .
Have some data on an sas drive that i would like to access on a pc that does not have sas. Looking at it, it looks like the drive will plug right into my nexus external usb sata enclosure, will i let the magic smoke out if i try such a silly thing?
Posted On: 09-02-2009, 03:35 PM . View 2 Replies .
External Sas Ports Question
Ok, let's say i build a 2u server that has a sas/sata raid hba and a couple years down the road, i need more space and don't want to build another server. Is it possible to buy a rackable disc enclosure that can be added into the current array? I've seen the enclosures for such a setup, i've seen hbas with external ports. But from a quick look around, all the raid disc chassis seem to have a single sff 8470 and the hbas usually have an sff 8088 connector(s).could anyone lend me some insight on this? I'd guess that they make 8470 to 8088 cables, right?
Posted On: 06-12-2009, 06:08 AM . View 5 Replies .
Ok, let's say i build a 2u server that has a sas/sata raid hba and a couple years down the road, i need more space and don't want to build another server. Is it possible to buy a rackable disc enclosure that can be added into the current array? I've seen the enclosures for such a setup, i've seen hbas with external ports. But from a quick look around, all the raid disc chassis seem to have a single sff 8470 and the hbas usually have an sff 8088 connector(s).could anyone lend me some insight on this? I'd guess that they make 8470 to 8088 cables, right?
Posted On: 06-12-2009, 06:08 AM . View 5 Replies .
Asus P6t6 Ws And A Sas Drive
I'm getting this board and might as well try out a sas drive. Probably going to get a 300 gb drive from newegg however they only have fujitsu and hitachi drives available, never used those brands. Read that the fujitsu drive doesn't come with the cabling needed so has anyone have any experience with hitachi sas drives. Does this board work well with this drive? Read a review that said they couldn't get it to detect. http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=n82e16822145247
That is what i'm looking at. Also does anyone know what kind of warranty this company offers for this type of drive? Can't find it on their site.
Posted On: 06-11-2009, 02:10 PM . View 3 Replies .
I'm getting this board and might as well try out a sas drive. Probably going to get a 300 gb drive from newegg however they only have fujitsu and hitachi drives available, never used those brands. Read that the fujitsu drive doesn't come with the cabling needed so has anyone have any experience with hitachi sas drives. Does this board work well with this drive? Read a review that said they couldn't get it to detect. http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=n82e16822145247
That is what i'm looking at. Also does anyone know what kind of warranty this company offers for this type of drive? Can't find it on their site.
Posted On: 06-11-2009, 02:10 PM . View 3 Replies .
8 Port Sata / Sas Card For Whs
I've used up all my sata ports on my motherboard and i will be adding an additional 5-8 1tb and 2tb drives to my whs norco 4020 server. I've been looking for a good card that handles jbod duties that has solid price/performance. Was looking at the dell perc 5/i and 6/i and 6/ir since they have good pricing but do not see anything in their specifications that they can do jbod duties. Again, i'm not looking to raid since i'm running whs but may in the future.
Posted On: 01-03-2010, 05:17 PM . View 7 Replies .
I've used up all my sata ports on my motherboard and i will be adding an additional 5-8 1tb and 2tb drives to my whs norco 4020 server. I've been looking for a good card that handles jbod duties that has solid price/performance. Was looking at the dell perc 5/i and 6/i and 6/ir since they have good pricing but do not see anything in their specifications that they can do jbod duties. Again, i'm not looking to raid since i'm running whs but may in the future.
Posted On: 01-03-2010, 05:17 PM . View 7 Replies .
Large Size Mouse
I just bought the performance mx and its not as comfortable as i would have liked. The mx 1100 seems to be bigger and would probably be better for my hand. But i dont like the dpi switch near the left click button. To people who own or have used the 1100 extensively: do you accidentally click on the dpi often? And i dont think i would like the revolution because of the thumb scroll thingy getting in my way. Or is there another large size mouse from microsoft or whoever else.
Posted On: 08-31-2009, 03:53 PM . View 0 Replies .
I just bought the performance mx and its not as comfortable as i would have liked. The mx 1100 seems to be bigger and would probably be better for my hand. But i dont like the dpi switch near the left click button. To people who own or have used the 1100 extensively: do you accidentally click on the dpi often? And i dont think i would like the revolution because of the thumb scroll thingy getting in my way. Or is there another large size mouse from microsoft or whoever else.
Posted On: 08-31-2009, 03:53 PM . View 0 Replies .
Which Mouse Is Better For People With Large Hands ?
Which gaming, wired mouse would you prefer if you have a large hand? Also include the mouse that offers the best benefits in gaming. Sidewinder
Habu
G9
G5
I've tried the mx518 and although it's a very nice mouse it's size posses a problem.
Posted On: 04-08-2008, 11:12 PM . View 15 Replies .
Which gaming, wired mouse would you prefer if you have a large hand? Also include the mouse that offers the best benefits in gaming. Sidewinder
Habu
G9
G5
I've tried the mx518 and although it's a very nice mouse it's size posses a problem.
Posted On: 04-08-2008, 11:12 PM . View 15 Replies .
Trying To Share Printer On A Large Network
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Posted On: 08-21-2005, 04:29 PM . View 2 Replies .
My friend and i are roommates here at ucf. He has a printer and i dont. We agreed on sharing it but the problem is we do not want anyone else to access it. I came up with the bright idea of making a new workgroup then sharing it. He made one and then shared the printer. I then joined the workgroup with no problem. Now, when i click view workgroup computers it says that it cannot be accessed. When he does it, it works fine. I then tried to connect to his ip address but again nothing. I just finished trying sharing a folder and made him copy a shortcut to printer but when i double click it, it says the printer is unreachable and probably offline.
Posted On: 08-21-2005, 04:29 PM . View 2 Replies .
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Posted On: 07-23-2009, 07:14 PM . View 6 Replies .
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Posted On: 07-23-2009, 07:14 PM . View 6 Replies .
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Posted On: December 7th 2006 . View 1 Replies .
I am trying to implement a large wireless network in one of my clients condo buildings. The building is 4 stories high and is about half a city block wide. I have tried just using consumer wireless routers like linksys and boosters and what not but it seems like there should be a better solution. There are still cold spots all through the build and the placement of the hardware is getting tricky. If anybody has any experience with this kinda thing can you let me know a better way to set this kinda thing up.
Posted On: December 7th 2006 . View 1 Replies .
Make Large Partition Size
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Posted On: May 23rd 2007 . View 14 Replies .
Okay so i just bought a new 250gb hard drive for the computer i built and when i have it in as my only hd and pop in the the windows installation disk it tells me that the max it can partition is 131gb which is the same problem i had when i bought a 160 gb in the past but i didn't care back then. But now i do. I would really really like to not have to partition it like my cousin 100 100 50 i hate partitioning i read that updating bios could fix this but i did and still no luck. I'll take any suggestions i can get. Also my bios is award bios i have an amd 3800 processor and and my mobo is an asus a8n sli.
Posted On: May 23rd 2007 . View 14 Replies .
Areca Arc-1300ix-16 Sas Hba Pci-e 4x 16 Port Non-raid Controller
So i recieved a little package from the delivery faries today. Was really looking forward to getting my hands on this card as i have no need for hardware raid, but i do like high port densities. As it does not have any hardware raid functionality, it's cost less than 1/3 for a similar card with raid functionality. Chubby. Card came with 4 minisas -> sata breakout cables, low profile slot, manual, and driver disk. The cables are ~ 32inches long with around 10inches of cable after the "split", so should be more than long enough to get anywhere in any case. I'll be installing the card shortly (just in the middle of a huge copy on my whs) and will report back as to how well it's working. Product page / tech specs
Posted On: 06-12-2009, 01:10 PM . View 15 Replies .
So i recieved a little package from the delivery faries today. Was really looking forward to getting my hands on this card as i have no need for hardware raid, but i do like high port densities. As it does not have any hardware raid functionality, it's cost less than 1/3 for a similar card with raid functionality. Chubby. Card came with 4 minisas -> sata breakout cables, low profile slot, manual, and driver disk. The cables are ~ 32inches long with around 10inches of cable after the "split", so should be more than long enough to get anywhere in any case. I'll be installing the card shortly (just in the middle of a huge copy on my whs) and will report back as to how well it's working. Product page / tech specs
Posted On: 06-12-2009, 01:10 PM . View 15 Replies .
Can't Do Anything Else When Transfer A Large File Using Usb
So i've been running x64 for the better part of a year now on the rig in my specs. Within the last 3 months or so if i transfer a large file to any one of my various brand external hard drives i can't really do anything else on my computer, everything kinda just slows down and the usb transfer takes precedence. The strange part is my cpu usage is only like 5-15% on a single core while this is going on. I know i should most likely nuke my os install and start over but i'm curious as to what caused this. In my many years of pc tech support i have not ran into this particular issue. I have seen similar caused from crappy via usb controllers but not this exact problem. Ideas?
Posted On: 07-24-2008, 09:20 AM . View 5 Replies .
So i've been running x64 for the better part of a year now on the rig in my specs. Within the last 3 months or so if i transfer a large file to any one of my various brand external hard drives i can't really do anything else on my computer, everything kinda just slows down and the usb transfer takes precedence. The strange part is my cpu usage is only like 5-15% on a single core while this is going on. I know i should most likely nuke my os install and start over but i'm curious as to what caused this. In my many years of pc tech support i have not ran into this particular issue. I have seen similar caused from crappy via usb controllers but not this exact problem. Ideas?
Posted On: 07-24-2008, 09:20 AM . View 5 Replies .
Installed Ramdisk, Cannot Download Large Files
I installed ramdisk from superspeed and use it for my temp internet files but i won't able to download larger files. The ramdisk drive is "s" and i set it to about 20 mb and it works fine, except that when i dl large files i always get a corrupted files, so i switched the temp internet files to the main drive again and it all my dls are fine. Why is this? I use xp and 2000 and both have same problem.
Posted On: July 10th, 2002, 06:05 AM . View 4 Replies .
I installed ramdisk from superspeed and use it for my temp internet files but i won't able to download larger files. The ramdisk drive is "s" and i set it to about 20 mb and it works fine, except that when i dl large files i always get a corrupted files, so i switched the temp internet files to the main drive again and it all my dls are fine. Why is this? I use xp and 2000 and both have same problem.
Posted On: July 10th, 2002, 06:05 AM . View 4 Replies .
Computer Freezes And Unfreezes During Large Installs
I have windows 7, and never had this problem with windows xp. Basically everything else seems to run normal, games and software already installed run fine. The problem is only when i'm installing software or like when a large download is finished and it copies to my hard drive. I just installed fallout3, and it would freeze at points during install and then unfreeze. The freezing would take maybe a few minutes before it will unfreeze and copy at normal speed. Every time it freezes it will always unfreeze and continue. Seems like there is no data corruption or anything, the programs always run fine after install. I'm trying to troubleshoot this problem. What do you think i should look at?
Posted On: 06-22-2009, 12:53 PM . View 1 Replies .
I have windows 7, and never had this problem with windows xp. Basically everything else seems to run normal, games and software already installed run fine. The problem is only when i'm installing software or like when a large download is finished and it copies to my hard drive. I just installed fallout3, and it would freeze at points during install and then unfreeze. The freezing would take maybe a few minutes before it will unfreeze and copy at normal speed. Every time it freezes it will always unfreeze and continue. Seems like there is no data corruption or anything, the programs always run fine after install. I'm trying to troubleshoot this problem. What do you think i should look at?
Posted On: 06-22-2009, 12:53 PM . View 1 Replies .
Computer Freeze When Saving Large Size Files
I have problems with my computer, when i save a large item it freezes. (Large size files / items noramly take 3+ hours to save. Have been doing alot of video editing recently and when it comes it save the overall work (render it), the whole computer freezes, managed to copy the file though the home network and do it on my bro's pc, but i can't save to dvd as it's doing the same. Thought it could be power supply, or processor over heating but if i shut down and restart it, it still has the same problems but it will freeze in a different point, getting to be a very annoying problem.
Posted On: 03-11-2005, 01:23 PM . View 4 Replies .
I have problems with my computer, when i save a large item it freezes. (Large size files / items noramly take 3+ hours to save. Have been doing alot of video editing recently and when it comes it save the overall work (render it), the whole computer freezes, managed to copy the file though the home network and do it on my bro's pc, but i can't save to dvd as it's doing the same. Thought it could be power supply, or processor over heating but if i shut down and restart it, it still has the same problems but it will freeze in a different point, getting to be a very annoying problem.
Posted On: 03-11-2005, 01:23 PM . View 4 Replies .
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As the title says i have a rather large (check that, friggin huge) case that i need to transport to a lan this coming weekend. It's a thermaltake armor (the one in my sig). Does anyone know of a carry strap or case system that will fit this behemoth? I looked at the xbags ctssl and it looks like it would work, but it's sold out everywhere. I also looked at the sunbeam strap system, but i am not sure about the dimesions on that one. Any help would be appreicated.
Posted On: 10-15-2005, 10:03 PM . View 19 Replies .
As the title says i have a rather large (check that, friggin huge) case that i need to transport to a lan this coming weekend. It's a thermaltake armor (the one in my sig). Does anyone know of a carry strap or case system that will fit this behemoth? I looked at the xbags ctssl and it looks like it would work, but it's sold out everywhere. I also looked at the sunbeam strap system, but i am not sure about the dimesions on that one. Any help would be appreicated.
Posted On: 10-15-2005, 10:03 PM . View 19 Replies .
Large Hard Drive Transfers Bring The System To A Crawl
I've got all the proper/latest drivers for the system installed. Using pata drives, dma on, high performance mode on. What could it be, an awful pata controller on the cheap motherboard? The single core a64 3800+ didn't behave like this when large file copy operations were underway.
Posted On: 03-11-2009, 04:46 PM . View 7 Replies .
I've got all the proper/latest drivers for the system installed. Using pata drives, dma on, high performance mode on. What could it be, an awful pata controller on the cheap motherboard? The single core a64 3800+ didn't behave like this when large file copy operations were underway.
Posted On: 03-11-2009, 04:46 PM . View 7 Replies .
Mouse Comfort - Large Hands Vs. Small Hands
I broke it down into the two major companies, logitech and razer. Also a separate category for logitech g9, since it doesn't follow with the rest of logitech's ergonomic designs. I don't have a store around here to go to and try out mice for comfort levels, so i thought posting a poll would be the easiest way to get feedback. I know there is a thread on this already, but there wasn't a poll, so scrolling through all 250+ comments is not efficient. Also, there are options to vote whether you have a small hand or large hand so that factor is accounted for.
Posted On: 08-28-2009, 12:25 AM . View 10 Replies .
I broke it down into the two major companies, logitech and razer. Also a separate category for logitech g9, since it doesn't follow with the rest of logitech's ergonomic designs. I don't have a store around here to go to and try out mice for comfort levels, so i thought posting a poll would be the easiest way to get feedback. I know there is a thread on this already, but there wasn't a poll, so scrolling through all 250+ comments is not efficient. Also, there are options to vote whether you have a small hand or large hand so that factor is accounted for.
Posted On: 08-28-2009, 12:25 AM . View 10 Replies .
Bad Drives Newegg - Post Rma Bare Drives
I love newegg, tip-top service and great deals. But i've had an uncharacteristic set of bad drives from them recently. I'm not sure if the issue is the drives i'm choosing to buy (bare drives), the shipping method (maybe? I dunno), or if there is a industry standard problem with bad drives. First drive; seagate 7200. 12 1tb. Drive detects in bios properly. Unable to format the drive out of the box with boot-able winxp install disk. I boot up mhdd and scan it to find that it's got more than 100 >500ms sectors some 400 <500ms sectors and scads of ~120ms blocks. This drive is clearly worthless, but like everyone i've heard of seagates recent issues with some series of drives and chalk it up to that. Rma it and ordered two smaller wd drives. Second drive; wd 640gb caviar black.
Drive does not detect in bios, drive does not detect in xp install cd (of course), in mhdd drive is detecting as 'not ready'. This drive is also clearly worthless. I had ordered two of these so i threw in the second and viola, it works fine, i'm currently running on it fine. One thing i've noticed about both of these orders is that they both were shipped ups ground (probably not an issue) and that they both came from the newegg rma center! Were these drives previously rma'ed? Were they already shipped back to newegg's rma center with issues? Is the drive i'm currently running going to give me trouble later on?
I'm not sure what to think, and i'll continue shopping with newegg for sure but i wanted to let you guys know that i'm considering avoiding the 'bare' drives in my future orders. Anyone else having issues with these drives from newegg? Anyone having issues with ether of these series of drives? Maybe check what shipping you had on your last hard drive order?
Posted On: 2009-10-30 . View 19 Replies .
I love newegg, tip-top service and great deals. But i've had an uncharacteristic set of bad drives from them recently. I'm not sure if the issue is the drives i'm choosing to buy (bare drives), the shipping method (maybe? I dunno), or if there is a industry standard problem with bad drives. First drive; seagate 7200. 12 1tb. Drive detects in bios properly. Unable to format the drive out of the box with boot-able winxp install disk. I boot up mhdd and scan it to find that it's got more than 100 >500ms sectors some 400 <500ms sectors and scads of ~120ms blocks. This drive is clearly worthless, but like everyone i've heard of seagates recent issues with some series of drives and chalk it up to that. Rma it and ordered two smaller wd drives. Second drive; wd 640gb caviar black.
Drive does not detect in bios, drive does not detect in xp install cd (of course), in mhdd drive is detecting as 'not ready'. This drive is also clearly worthless. I had ordered two of these so i threw in the second and viola, it works fine, i'm currently running on it fine. One thing i've noticed about both of these orders is that they both were shipped ups ground (probably not an issue) and that they both came from the newegg rma center! Were these drives previously rma'ed? Were they already shipped back to newegg's rma center with issues? Is the drive i'm currently running going to give me trouble later on?
I'm not sure what to think, and i'll continue shopping with newegg for sure but i wanted to let you guys know that i'm considering avoiding the 'bare' drives in my future orders. Anyone else having issues with these drives from newegg? Anyone having issues with ether of these series of drives? Maybe check what shipping you had on your last hard drive order?
Posted On: 2009-10-30 . View 19 Replies .