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    Lost 2 HDs in 6 months. Eletrical malfunction?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by icetbr, May 10, 2010.

  1. icetbr

    icetbr Newbie

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    Hi, I have a 3 year old Acer Aspire 5043 and the original HD stopped working after about 7 months of a VERY VERY slow and degrading performance.

    Then I bough a seagate 160GB IDE and after about 1 month it started getting slow, and after 3 months, it stopped working completly.

    Anyone seen this before? Could it be an eletrical problem in my home or an internal notebook issue?

    thanks
     
    icetbr, May 10, 2010
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  2. andrewliu6294

    andrewliu6294 Notebook Consultant

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    One of the issues is, that you bought a seagate, which doesn't have the best reliability record.

    That may have been the second cause of failure, not the notebook itself.
     
    andrewliu6294, May 10, 2010
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  3. BruBoo

    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    It is not a home electrical problem

    Closing up laptops while they are still shutting down/sleeping can cause problems

    You need to be a bit more specific than "started getting slow" if we are to diagnose the "real problem"

    Andrew, I don't know the reliable brand of HDD, maybe you could share ?
     
    BruBoo, May 10, 2010
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  4. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    that is the problem.. try getting a Western Digital one.. u should have less problems.. even a samsung one will be good... its a 160GB HM500 something drive... best IDE drive or something...
     
    sean473, May 10, 2010
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  5. ronnieb

    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    WD ftw... :)
     
    ronnieb, May 10, 2010
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  6. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    fascinating. Specify, please......
     
    newsposter, May 10, 2010
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  7. nikkisixx

    nikkisixx Notebook Consultant

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    Hitachi or WD
     
    nikkisixx, May 10, 2010
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  8. PapaSmurf69

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    I second that.
     
    PapaSmurf69, May 10, 2010
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  9. BruBoo

    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Newsposter

    Fairly well documented problems with notebooks being closed sharply to trigger shutdown into sleep. Head crashes result.
    Large maker of non-windows laptops involved . . can say no more :)
     
    BruBoo, May 10, 2010
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  10. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    well, duh, slamming operating hard drives is a sure way to kill a machine.

    no smiley needed, or "secret" revelations either.
     
    newsposter, May 10, 2010
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    Epic info, lol
     
    classic77, May 10, 2010
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  12. BruBoo

    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Well I can't have their lawyers writing to me any more :) I am sure you have all worked it out
     
    BruBoo, May 11, 2010
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  13. icetbr

    icetbr Newbie

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    Thanks everybody for the input, I just might give a shot at a 3rd HD
     
    icetbr, May 14, 2010
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  14. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ...while you're at it try a non-Seagate. WD is definitely my preferred brand.
     
    Greg, May 14, 2010
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  15. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Same here but 2 HDDs in that time period isnt too bad, Ive had 4 go out on me within days of each other. It just happens.
     
    X2P, May 14, 2010
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  16. newsposter

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    if you are buying a lot of hard drives, try to spread your purchases (diff stores and/or spread out over time) out so as to have a chance of getting drives from different production lots.
     
    newsposter, May 14, 2010
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