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Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:55 AM, thegeezer <thegeezer@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > On 06/25/2014 11:05 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> > I got a drive picked out at Newegg. $$$$$$$$ |
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> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 |
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> > slightly offtopic - i notice that the drive has a 2year limited warranty |
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> > has anyone managed to get anything from hard drive warranties ? |
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> Yes. Most manufacturers have a hard drive warranty tool online. Just |
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> give it your serial number and it will tell you if you're eligible, |
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> and how to go about it. I know Seagate wants you to run their own |
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> testing util (which just does a SMART test and spits out a validation |
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> code which you write down). |
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> I've gotten the same sorts of errors several times now on my RAID and |
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> when it happens I just go through the warranty process, select advance |
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> replacement, swap out the drive, then return the old drive in their |
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> packaging. |
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> Typically costs me $10 for HD replacement (I have to pay return shipping only). |
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> Typically drives tend to die for me about a year after I buy them - |
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> alarmingly often, actually. Anybody who doesn't run smartmon or its |
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> equivalent is insane, as is anybody who doesn't at least run RAID, |
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> though anything valuable should be backed up. |
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Is it not true that you cannot run raid on consumer drives because of |
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timing errors? |
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Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: |
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How do |
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you spend it? |
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John Covici |
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