On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:53:36 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had my second Western Digital Special Edition 200 GB drive die on me. > Since I'm using an ASUS Pundit, I figured heat was the culprit, so the second > drive had a dual-fan cooler on it. No such luck. After about three months > of use, performance suddenly degrades, and the journals begin to corrupt. A > few days later, I/O errors crop up, and the drive is pretty much useless. > > Are these drives just not up to the stress of a PVR? I'm interested in > hearing what kind of drives people have had good luck with, as I've about had > it with these. I'll get my third on warranty, but It won't be going back > into a myth box. > > Thanks, > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
I've had good luck recently with seagate drives, and a lot of people recommend the Maxtor Quickview drives. The quickviews are made to be used with a pvr. -- I probably still have a few gmail invites. Drop me a line (off list) if you'd like an account.
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