News post with more details : http://www.3dspotlight.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=672

Source from : www.viahardware.com

Thanks Arris!
Though i'm too scared to read the full article (as my harddrives might they think should decided to crash), it's quite nice to get some more info on how I should set up my case...

Now i know I'm going to buy a harddrive fan..!

Sorry about double post (news and storage mania)

But I thought it was important incase people only read news or this forum

Man, what is it with IBM and their hard drives? All I hear about is the problems they have with them. I personally have 2 deskstars that have run fine so far (fingers are crossed). Maybe IBM should take a bit of time off their servers to look at their hard drive issues.

I am with you Super, I just picked up two IBM's to run in raid. Then all the trouble came out. I have the 60 GXP's so I hope I Have no trouble or I will cross IBM off my list of hard drives to buy !1

Bear in mind that this information is most pertinent to people who are running the disks in a server or server type configuration

Some of this reliability problem information has been floating around for a while but most members here that use them, the likes of Phantasm66 and others, have never posted anything about problems with them. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless your running your machine 24/7.

I have a pair of IBM 30Gigs - AAAgghhhh !

Seriously though :- what is the likelyhood of them failing - based on the fact I use them around 336 hours per month at around the minimum (i.e. 12 hours a day).

Never had an IBM drive and after all of this *crud, I suppose I never will. I have had nothing but trouble with WD myself; had three WD drives, 2 (15 GB and a 40 GB) die after running about a year or so. My 40 gig, which started to die about 3 weeks ago, got RMA'd and guess what? The replacement they sent me was bad, so now I have a replacement on the way for the replacement. My trusty old Maxtor 27 gig drive hasn't skipped a beat on almost three years, however.

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Now your making me worry about the WD that's in my 2nd machine - aaggggghhhh.

Does any company make a decent hard drive nowadays?

I have had problems with Maxtor before on several 4.3 hard drives. I am convinced that it was a production flaw considering I went thru 6 drives from 3 different people. However, I have used Maxtor again at the 27 gig and beyond ( I have a 40 in my system now) and have had no problems since. I have come to rely on them.

I had problems with Samsung drives too, and I have a friends computer here with a WD 13 gig and it has the "Click of death" sound to it. It will be replaced with a Maxtor.

I think it all has to do with the luck of the draw. I've heard horror stories from all different brands and stories of people who love every different make of hard drives. Hopefully I got a couple of quality hard drives.

My roomates IBM deskstar 13GB died, but his and my Maxtor have ran fine. Who knows, I think it just depends on what you happen to buy on that certain day as to whether your drive will work or not.

IBM rebuts 120GXP hard drive problem

Just noticed this on Inquirer:

Full article:http://www.theinquirer.net/19030220.htm

Thanks for the update. :grinthumb

Yes thanks Lokum, that puts me alittle at ease with my twin 60 GXP's.

I'm still not convinced that all problems are solved. There has just been too many complaints and problems since the Deskstar's introduction. Just today I went to www.viahardware.com and they have three separate articles from other websites criticizing IBM for their handling of this situation.

http://www.viahardware.com/ibm120gxp.shtm

From www.tech-report.com

The 333 power-on hours (POH) defined in the 120GXP data sheet is not a new spec for our GXP drives; it is consistent with what we've held our desktop drives to in previous generation drives. The 333 power-on spec is not an indication of a maximum number of power-on hours or limitation of the Deskstar 120GXP.
Our specifications indicate that the 333 power-on hours per month represent typical desktop PC usage. This assumes an 11-hour day based on a 30 day month. Users can and have successfully run the drive more than 11 hours a day and 333 hours per month; the drives have been used successfully in 24x7 environments.

IBM stands by the 3-year warranty for the 120GXP. Power-on hours will not be a determining factor in negating the warranty.

Thank you SuperCheetah! That put my mind at rest!

And a thanks from me too Super, now I can sleep tonight too.

Is it hotter than the SeaGate Barracuda IV?