At 02:18 PM 4/4/2002 -0600, you wrote: >For my questions. How soon do you suppose my HD will last.
This is hard to answer. I've had perfectly normal sounding HDs die sudden deaths, but I used an HD for a couple years that I had to literally knock or even pound on to get it to spin up. All told though, it's days are numbered so I'd either replace it while you can or at least make sure not to keep anything critical on it. >Secondly, is it posible to repair a hard disk with this problem, or must I >replace it? If it were something like a loose screw on the outside, then maybe. If it's something internal, you'd need a cleanroom and other tools. In other words, not likely :) >And if I must replace it, what is a good one to replace it with? Will any >ide drive work? I've used Western Digital for awhile, but lately I've bought a couple Maxtors with good results. I used to have problems with Maxtors but it seems they've gotten better in the 10+ gig era. Just about any IDE should work fine. >Thanks everyone :) > >Andy Hope this helps :) Scott Holder -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
