1TB Drive Will Show 32MB?

[xdivenx]

After looking at entry level 1TB drives, I found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102 Now I know Newegg reviewers aren't exactly known for their credibility, but I just can't shake the feelin that this guy might know what he is doing.

"Cons: I had hard time install this drive. In the BIOS and windows, it only shows 32MB as a capacity. I searched the web and found out you need to run HDD Capacity Restore Tool to make it 1TB. SInce I'm running vista x64, I had to use other machine to run that tool (that tool doesn't support x64 OS). I ran it couple of times, but it only restored to 32GB... I almost gave up, but suddenly it shows 1000GB after running this tool over and over."

Is it possible this really happened, and is it something common with these drives?

[SockMan!]

It's one (or a relative few) NewEgg reviewers. Probably just got defective drives so I wouldn't worry about it.

[Syntax Error]

Probably one bad apple, I have plenty of Samsung drives (though not the 1TB variant, but I do have the 750GB variants) that have had zero issues.

Besides, if it does have issues like that, Newegg will definitely take care of ya.

[JohnleMVP]

The samsung F1 drives are fast, but after having mine die after 4 months I wouldn't risk it. I'd stick to WD or Seagate even though they are slower.

[xdivenx]

I myself have only heard good things about Seagate, and I would prefer to stay away from WD. I was looking at the SpinPoint series because they are comparably fast. I might just get the Seagate, its only $5 more.

[Syntax Error]

When it comes to hard drive manufacturers, it's just a flavor-of-the-day competition; some have had bad experiences with one while had good experiences with another while another person might have their experience reversed in terms of reliability of their respective drives. In all honesty, all hard drives follow the bath tub curve of failure, which means that infancy is a dangerous time for any hard drive. A nice rule of thumb is that after six months of continuous operation, it should be relatively good to go for many years (of course not excluding freak accidents or head crashes due to...whatever).

So just go with what you feel is the best price-to-performance wise and in terms of warranty; personally, I haven't really had much bad experiences with any hard drive manufacturer, and there would definitely people who would be pro Seagate and anti-WD and vice versa, so good luck. :)

[dandragonrage]

The samsung F1 drives are fast, but after having mine die after 4 months I wouldn't risk it. I'd stick to WD or Seagate even though they are slower.

2 out of 3 of my WD drives died and they wouldn't replace one under warranty because they had blacklisted the store I bought it (new) from. The other one they sent me a refurb. one for, though all of them do this.

I can't say I love WD because of that but I don't completely avoid them.

I've been running Samsung drives for ~5 years and currently have 4 F1 drives (a 320 and 3 1TBs) and have no issues.

[Vengance_01]

HDs are a mixed bag. In my day I have seen Seagate drives fail, WD's fail, Hatchi drives fails etc... Always backup whats important to you no matter what. Plain and simple.