Re: Hard drive powers off


"Og" <Og@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"puzzled" <puzzled@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Philo
But the drive its a brand new WD "Raptor" (10krpm). It is noisy though !


90% or more of hardware failures occur within the first 30 days of usage.
Steve





Yep...
I'd RMA that drive...
that's what warranties are for!


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