how long do they last

planes891 · 06-23-2005, 01:30 AM

Excuse me guys, do you know how long the motors in HDs last, mine is starting to get weird noises lol

tomb08uk · 06-23-2005, 01:34 AM

well not sure, varies on usage etc
but for hdd a term known as bathshape where at beginning unstable, then mid life stable thne becomes unstable after alot of usage.Hard to explain.

kof2000 · 06-23-2005, 02:31 AM

u can use hddhealth and sort of estimate when its gonna fail.

j0hn00 · 06-23-2005, 02:49 AM

Most manufacturers warranty their hard drives for at least 3 years. Given normal usage, I'd say a good 5 years or so.

NeuromancerWGDD'U · 06-23-2005, 08:03 AM

My current hard drive has been under pretty heavy usage for almost 7/8 years now, and it still works. Granted, it's coughing up blood, and it's making funny noises, but it still technically works.

Logimos · 06-24-2005, 05:09 AM

ive got some good ones still running after 6 years of use.

06-23-2005, 01:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
planes891 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 143	how long do they last Excuse me guys, do you know how long the motors in HDs last, mine is starting to get weird noises lol __________________ Pentium IV 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb DDR SDram 40 GB EIDE Samsung OEM Dvd+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Visiontek Xtasy ATi Radeon 7K PCI 64 Mb Video Ram 2.708 gb gmail drive 17" Envision EN-780e CRT

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tomb08uk Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 836	well not sure, varies on usage etc but for hdd a term known as bathshape where at beginning unstable, then mid life stable thne becomes unstable after alot of usage.Hard to explain. __________________ ..

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NeuromancerWGDD'U Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I miss Oregon... Age: 20 Posts: 478	My current hard drive has been under pretty heavy usage for almost 7/8 years now, and it still works. Granted, it's coughing up blood, and it's making funny noises, but it still technically works. __________________ My little machine: S423 Pentium 4 1.3Ghz, 4x256 16-bit RIMM RAM, 32MB TNT2 video card. I think it may be time to upgrade... The upgrade! My machine will soon be a 939 X2 4000+, 4x512 DDR400, and an 8600GTS.

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06-23-2005, 02:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
j0hn00 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 324	Most manufacturers warranty their hard drives for at least 3 years. Given normal usage, I'd say a good 5 years or so.

06-24-2005, 05:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Logimos New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10	ive got some good ones still running after 6 years of use.