On 7/3/2010 4:34 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Since we're on the subject of hard-drives and reliability...
>
> I've got a Barracuda 7200.8 250GB drive that has failed. In doing a little
> research I've found that this particular unit has a larger than average
> failure rate. Wouldn't bother me too much, as there is a
> warranty, except there are files on there I need. It just happens that my CDR
> backups for several important files have gone bad.
I'm sure sorry that happened.
> So, I'm having to send the unit to a recovery place and paying the freight to
> get the files moved onto a new drive. Of course, the bad part of that is the
> warranty will be null and void the moment they crack the case open. I've
> budgeted a few hundred bucks for this, but will gladly do so as the recovered
> files are worth a few times that.
Bunky, ya gotta listen! I and others here have several times pointed out that
regular optical disk back-ups are
unreliable, and that external, off-line HDs are much safer.
May the resolution be cheaper than you fear.
No Data CD-Rs Moose
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