ahajv4life
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What's the average life of a HD/how often they go bad?
ahajv4life said:What's the average life of a HD/how often they go bad?
ripken2004 said:i think i have a 3400rmp maxtor that has been alive for 9 yrs now, no problems with it at all and it is used every single day
I'd like to add:LittleHoov said:The top three things that will kill your hard drive are:
1. Overuse (such as defragging your hard drive every day)
2. Overheating due to lack of ventilation
3. Electrical shocks-- get a surge protect
How does one specifically differentiate from use and overuse?1. Overuse (such as defragging your hard drive every day)
HDDs usually max out <60C and their kill temp is much higher than that2. Overheating due to lack of ventilation
Absolutely4. Blows (e.g. when you accidently hit the case of your running computer and consequently cause a head-crash on the plates of the hard drive)
Platino said:I'd like to add:
4. Blows (e.g. when you accidently hit the case of your running computer and consequently cause a head-crash on the plates of the hard drive)
This reminds me when my IBM HD felt off a unbelievable height of 10 centimeters on a blank sheet - after this that thing was absolutely down the drain and all data was lost. -.-
Hehe anyone who does that deserves what happenswhat you said. don't ever hit the front case of a running Desktop no matter how mad you may be