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Maxtor drive failing?

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MrCoffee

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About a month ago, I decided to jump on the 120GB maxtor deal for 40$ shipped. I already had a 160GB maxtor in my box that had been running problem free for 2+ years, but was running low on space. So when my 120 comes, I install it, and as soon as I power on, I hear the dreadful clicking sound. I quickly turn off the computer, and unplug the new clicking drive. Rebooting yeilds the fact that it took my ever so wonderful 160 along with it. So now I have no harddrive. I go back to Staples (where I purchased my 120) and told them about the clicking, and they gave me a new 120. Go home and Install it. Installs fine, load programs, leave it on overight. Wake in the middle of the night to *click click click click* once more. Turn it off, wake up about 4 hours later, turn it back on, still *click click click*. Go back to staples later that day after work, tell them my situation, and they suggest I have a professional install it. What a kick to my ego (i've been building/upgrading computers for about 5 years). So, I'm on my 3rd maxtor 120GB, and today (about 28 days after purchase) it starts to click again. But only under heavy load. I can surf the web, write a paper, etc, perfectly fine. But as soon as I load up a Video intensive game, or start doing some heavy photoshopping, once more the harddrive gives me a single or double click, and reboots. Now the clicking goes away after rebooting, but it still causes my system to crash. I'm planning on RMA'ing it. Any suggestions or comments on if this has happened to you in one of the recent maxtor deals going on?
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should probably give more info on the harddrive
the 120 is a maxtor ultra serices 120GB 8mbcashe 7200 RPM ultra ata/133
 
I've had my PSU for about 2 years (since i built my system) and as said, it had no trouble running the 160 at all. All my problems started as soon as I installed the new harddrive. My current PSU is a Duro 400W, and i've had zero issues with it. :|
 
Power supply? "But as soon as I load up a Video intensive game, or start doing some heavy photoshopping, once more the harddrive gives me a single or double click, and reboots." - suggests to me that we have a PSU that is not delivering enough on +12. Please post your CPU, mobo, fans, graphics card, and any other drives in the system along with what brand and how many amps on +12 your power supply can deliver. You can find this figure on the PSU label with all of the other information - should be in the range of 12-30 amps.
 
kk, computer specs are:

Asus p4g8x dexlue mobo
P4 2.4b with stock heatsink
radeon 9700pro vid card
Generic Brand 16x dvdROM
NotSoGeneric (forgot brand though) 16x DVD+-RW
two case fans in the back
also running with no side panel
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installing asus probe now to see my power usage
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Idle voltages are:
+12 -> 11.78
+5 -> 4.86
+3.3 -> 3.23
vcore -> 1.56

with game open
+12 -> 11.58 +- .1
+5 -> same
+3.3 -> 3.18
vcore -> same
 
Well, it was my power supply. Thanks for the quick diag :] Going to get a new, quality, one tomorrow.
 
my maxtor did that. they're shitty drives and they fail a lot. get a seagate or WD. oh yeah and get a good brand of PSU. that thing is probably about as strong as a 250W from Enermax or AcBel.
 
BossNoodleKaboodle said:
my maxtor did that. they're shitty drives and they fail a lot. get a seagate or WD. oh yeah and get a good brand of PSU. that thing is probably about as strong as a 250W from Enermax or AcBel.
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All drives fail equally as well. It doesn't help when your PSU kills 'em though :D
 
BossNoodleKaboodle said:
my maxtor did that. they're shitty drives and they fail a lot. get a seagate or WD. oh yeah and get a good brand of PSU. that thing is probably about as strong as a 250W from Enermax or AcBel.
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The previous maxtor I had wsa running strong for 2+ years. Also, I've built so many computers for my parents not so computer suave friends, and always used maxtors. Call me a fan boy, but this one incident wont stop me from buying them.
 
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