Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?

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From: Chris Kennington - newshound
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 00:00

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In article <3482d5d5.1402938@news.mindspring.com>
           jervin@mindspring.com "Felix1" writes:

"So far I have had 4 of this size (1.2 gig - All different model
"numbers) drives fail - ALL Seagate/Conner drives, all failed the same
"way, last sectors slowed down, then had head seek problems (noisy,
"slow and other odd problems), then heads either locked up or sounded
"like rocks in a tin can.
"
"Now, I have had 6 Seagate/Conner drives fail in the last 12 months, I
"admit that I use my drives harder than most, but this failure rate is
"unacceptable, in 18 systems.

    Fwiw, I've had the following comment from my f.n.d.guru :-

Seagate have been having quality problems, but these have been batch
problems associated with certain models and particular months of
manufacture. If the problem is more widepread than that than maybe we
shuold be worried.

                                        Chris K.
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From: Newz@inf-eden.demon.co.ux (Chris Kennington - newshound)
Subject: Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?
Date: 1997/12/04
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