Dead Drive Thread

[krupted]

i dont know if there is anything like this already, but i was thinking it might be a nice idea to track what drives are dying and possible causes.

something simple, like just the drive death date, how old it is and possible reasons why it died. also, if warranty service was honored. we could even limit this thread to no discussion, just state the data. i would think, over time, we might see some brands that actually do stand out in real world applications. or, maybe this is a stupid waste of time.... its just a thought!

Hitatchi 1tb sata-
dob- 05/09
batch- unkown
dod- 12/09
cause- unkown
rma- accepted and new drive aquired in about a week. good service.

Western Digital 500gb 500AAKS-
dob- 05/07
batch- 65TMA0
dod- 01/10
cause- mounted directly above another hdd. apparently, too much heat because the drive will only work now when warmed up with a heat pad first.
rma- accepted and in process. WD rma process is not as easy as hitachi, but still good.

 

[Thor]

would also be nice if batch numbers are included... hard drives die, but if its a lot of drives by one manufacture, the date it died dose not help much.. the date it was made helps a lot more.

format should probably be date made-batch#-date died-cause

 

[krupted]

agreed, changed. im sure there is a better format to layout the data, i just threw mine up there. would be nice to have a standard way of displaying it so you can flip through pages of this thread and easily scan the info.