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Article #156Re: Which 40gb, 7200rpm HDD?
From: Gregory Toomey
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:03
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:03
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"JNIK" <Shaw57@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:9onkb4$r2$1@neptunium.btinternet.com... > I was planning on going for the IBM Deskstar60GXP 41.1GB to accompany my > asus a7m266 mobo but have heard alot of reports lately that they are having > alot of troubles with this drive, has anybody got any alternatives they can > recommend to me? > cheers > JNIK I have been having occasional read/writer errors with this type of drive (about 3 problems in 1 year). Norton Utilities was able to fix the problem by remapping the bad sector. It is fast but I would be wary buying this model. gtoomey
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