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  • rowan
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2002
    • 17393
    #1

    western digital drives appear to be a piece of crap

    Until now I had only seen some people say to avoid them... now I've experienced it directly. I bought my wife a new computer (so I couldn't choose the brand) and after FDISK and FORMAT C: /U the fucking thing just clicks repeatedly when you power on, and the BIOS reports a drive error!

    At least it's dying before I install everything, rather than quietly taking out her data in a month.

    I'm going to ask for a different brand when they replace it.
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    • baddog
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 107089
      #2
      I always liked WD. and their warranty is honored for like 5 years or something (last I looked).

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        • SplitInfinity
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2002
          • 3047
          #3
          Western Digital drives suck. We refuse to use them AND also refuse to use IBM (now Hitachi) Deskstar drives. They WILL fail miserably.

          Head clicking/clunking is a sure sign of a head crash.
          If I can find them, I'll post a photo of what that looks like...
          Basically the head ends up touching the surface of the disk and literally scrapes off the metallic coating leaving a see through area on the disk platter. When the head gets to that part, it doesnt know what to do
          so the controller keeps pulling it back and forward in attempts to get a bearing on things...

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            • Red Ezra
              redezra.com
              • May 2004
              • 4680
              #4
              they are bad and have failed on me more than once

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                • Vlad
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 2864
                  #5
                  Originally posted by SplitInfinity
                  Western Digital drives suck. We refuse to use them AND also refuse to use IBM (now Hitachi) Deskstar drives. They WILL fail miserably.

                  Head clicking/clunking is a sure sign of a head crash.
                  If I can find them, I'll post a photo of what that looks like...
                  Basically the head ends up touching the surface of the disk and literally scrapes off the metallic coating leaving a see through area on the disk platter. When the head gets to that part, it doesnt know what to do
                  so the controller keeps pulling it back and forward in attempts to get a bearing on things...
                  holy moly I can hear some clunking from my box
                  I better back up things right now
                  so , tell us what you would like to suggest ? Seagate is any good ?

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                    • arnette
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 283
                      #6
                      i have a 120 and 2x 200gig in WD.

                      about 2-3 weeks ago one of the 200s crashed out on me, corrupted all my data, and the partition tables disapeared. This week the other 200 is starting to currupt data as well. Im never using WD again

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                        • Stamen
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 698
                          #7
                          Back in the day WD used to make good drives, and all my Maxtor drives would crash and burn, now it's the exact opposite.
                          Show me the pistil porn!

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                            • SplitInfinity
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2002
                              • 3047
                              #8
                              Maxtor or Seagate.
                              :-)

                              Photos coming now, I found them...
                              YOU WILL TRIP OUT WHEN YOU SEE HOW VULNERABLE YOUR DATA IS....
                              LOOKIE HERE......

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                                • SplitInfinity
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 3047
                                  #9
                                  On the left is a good drive, on the right is the customers HOSED drive.....

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                                    • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 30307
                                      #10
                                      MAXTOR Drives 100%

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                                        • SplitInfinity
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 3047
                                          #11
                                          Me, in the hard drive, lol

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                                            • rowan
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Mar 2002
                                              • 17393
                                              #12
                                              Actually, I just realised I've had experience with drives crashing before... 3 months ago one of my server drives started throwing up sector read errors. My host caught it and copied most of the data over to a new drive, so it wasn't a complete loss. It's the only time in the 4 years I've been leasing servers (currently have 5 operational) that a drive has crashed.

                                              It was a Western Digital.

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                                                • SplitInfinity
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                  • 3047
                                                  #13
                                                  Another angle...

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                                                    • SplitInfinity
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 3047
                                                      #14
                                                      Western digital bites.

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                                                        • rowan
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Mar 2002
                                                          • 17393
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by SplitInfinity
                                                          On the left is a good drive, on the right is the customers HOSED drive.....

                                                          Where are the heads on the FUBAR drive? I'm curious to see what they look like.

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                                                            • X37375787
                                                              #16
                                                              i've had bad experiences with WD before, but my maxtor drives seem to be very reliable

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                                                                • emthree
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                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                  • 10816
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by SplitInfinity
                                                                  Western Digital drives suck. We refuse to use them AND also refuse to use IBM (now Hitachi) Deskstar drives. They WILL fail miserably.

                                                                  Head clicking/clunking is a sure sign of a head crash.
                                                                  If I can find them, I'll post a photo of what that looks like...
                                                                  Basically the head ends up touching the surface of the disk and literally scrapes off the metallic coating leaving a see through area on the disk platter. When the head gets to that part, it doesnt know what to do
                                                                  so the controller keeps pulling it back and forward in attempts to get a bearing on things...
                                                                  Could this be the same case with my laptop?
                                                                  I have this Inspiron that clutters like motherfucker, then it eventually fails if I leave it on long enough. I just put it aside and use another lappie. But maybe it's something I can fix? (assuming the prob you described goes for laptops too)

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                                                                    • SplitInfinity
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                                      • 3047
                                                                      #18
                                                                      The only economical way to fix this problem is to replace the hard drive.
                                                                      Backup your data now EVERYONE. Learn from this. ;-)

                                                                      Take it from us, we see colocation customers bite it all the time because they
                                                                      think "ill backup when I get around to it" but that day never comes....
                                                                      We backup for most of our customers, but some are either un-managed, co-located or they just wanna do it all theirselves.... No matter if you are managed or not, you need backups!!! Make local copies, put them in a bank safety deposit box and
                                                                      sleep well at night. Backups of backups of backups. hell, store one at grandmas house for the heck of it.

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                                                                        • Project-Shadow
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                          • 7340
                                                                          #19
                                                                          WD died on me once... Maxtor died on me twice, I now do a monthly ghost of both my drives just to be on the safe side -_-'

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                                                                            • SplitInfinity
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                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 3047
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                                                                                • baddog
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Apr 2001
                                                                                  • 107089
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  guess it shows I have not had to buy a hdd in a few years

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                                                                                    • Theo
                                                                                      HAL 9000
                                                                                      • May 2001
                                                                                      • 34515
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      i agree with SplitInfinity, now im thinking of it all the failed disks of the past were WD (except a samsung)

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                                                                                        • SplitInfinity
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                          • 3047
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Samsungs have been ok with me so far I think.. Their name does not stand out
                                                                                          and I know we use them from time to time... never really heard anything negative about them.

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                                                                                            • SplitInfinity
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                              • 3047
                                                                                              #24

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                                                                                                • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                                                  • 3047
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  On the failed drive, these are the top and bottom platters. You can see the problem got to BOTH platters. Nothing is safe.

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                                                                                                    • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                                                                      • 3047
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Notice how the platter is basically made of a glass type material and coated with a mettalic coat... the head just scratches it right off the glass and the glass is now
                                                                                                      100% clear where the head crashed.... see my finger though it?

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                                                                                                        • seeric
                                                                                                          ..........
                                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                                          • 41917
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          i only use maxtor. never had one croak in 8 years.

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                                                                                                            • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                              • 3047
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              This reminds me of like 2001 a Space Oddesy (sp?)

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                                                                                                                • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                  • 3047
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  You wanted some head? Im about to give it to ya! Head on the way....

                                                                                                                  lol

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                                                                                                                    • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                      • 3047
                                                                                                                      #30

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                                                                                                                        • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                          • 3047
                                                                                                                          #31

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                                                                                                                            • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                              • 3047
                                                                                                                              #32

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                                                                                                                                • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                                  • 3047
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  The Grand Finale...

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                                                                                                                                    • Theo
                                                                                                                                      HAL 9000
                                                                                                                                      • May 2001
                                                                                                                                      • 34515
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      still have a 20gb maxtor for many years,np at all. I'll better stick to them from now on

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                                                                                                                                        • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                                          • 3047
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Yeah stick to them. I always use Maxtors without problems.

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                                                                                                                                            • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                                              • 3047
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              This thread would be un-informative without a hot chick passing by.....

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                                                                                                                                                • VirtuMike
                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                  • May 2002
                                                                                                                                                  • 2483
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Oddly enough, I have had more maxtors go in the past two years than all other brands combined. I now only buy Western Digitals (and DeathStars on occasion). I wonder how Seagates are these days.
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                                                                                                                                                    • OG LennyT
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                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                      • 14345
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Stamen
                                                                                                                                                      Back in the day WD used to make good drives, and all my Maxtor drives would crash and burn, now it's the exact opposite.
                                                                                                                                                      exactly what I have noticed
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                                                                                                                                                        • JamesK2
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                                                          • 6589
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          oh my god all my hds are WD

                                                                                                                                                          I'm backing everything up now!!

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                                                                                                                                                            • SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                                                              • 3047
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Quote -- JamesK
                                                                                                                                                              "oh my god all my hds are WD
                                                                                                                                                              I'm backing everything up now!!"

                                                                                                                                                              Rude Awakining?

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                                                                                                                                                                • Evil Doer
                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                                                                                                                  • 915
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  I've had bad luck with WD aswell, bought 5 SATA drives at $200 a piece and 2 of them were functional. Atleast there is no problem RMA'ing them with the warranty and all.
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                                                                                                                                                                    • DutchTeenCash
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                                                                                                                      • 21684
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      wd sucks, i had a few they all went down, one even due to temperature, maxtors all along here no problem at all

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                                                                                                                                                                        • perfectodollars-gabrio
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                                          • 3811
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          oddly enough, during the last years i had IBMs, maxtors and WDs and averagely they would all start doing crazy stuff after one year more or less.....could it be due to the KIND of work they do? a guy that works in a comp shop told me that if you do lots of video editing, then your hdd will be really stressed, 1 year of video editing work could be compared to 5 years of regular hdd's life....do you think that that was just plain BS or can be true?

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                                                                                                                                                                            • tungsten
                                                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                              • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                                                              • 10579
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              some just arent lucky with WD
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                                                                                                                                                                                • Rui
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 9533
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  Western Digital lost some of their momentum, but are far from beeing as shitty as you say...

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Loki
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 4420
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      first off Very cool thread, great pics as well.

                                                                                                                                                                                      2nd, I've used WD for many years and never had a prob with them,personaly I prefer Maxtor or Seagate, but I seem to have probs with Seagate drives when they get filled to the brim lol, (I do that alot) in fact not a month ago I lost my 80gig SG backup drive, no warning, no noises zip zero nadda. just booted up and it was gone, took it out, chip was fried took drive to data recovery pretty much useless. So now i'm sticking with Maxtor.

                                                                                                                                                                                      But hell I also swore by windows 98 when I had my cyber cafe open a few years back lol.

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • jimmyf
                                                                                                                                                                                          OU812
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 12651
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by SplitInfinity
                                                                                                                                                                                          Western Digital drives suck. We refuse to use them AND also refuse to use IBM (now Hitachi) Deskstar drives. They WILL fail miserably.

                                                                                                                                                                                          Head clicking/clunking is a sure sign of a head crash.
                                                                                                                                                                                          If I can find them, I'll post a photo of what that looks like...
                                                                                                                                                                                          Basically the head ends up touching the surface of the disk and literally scrapes off the metallic coating leaving a see through area on the disk platter. When the head gets to that part, it doesnt know what to do
                                                                                                                                                                                          so the controller keeps pulling it back and forward in attempts to get a bearing on things...
                                                                                                                                                                                          Western Digital drives suck


                                                                                                                                                                                          I did have four (4) of'em laying on the floor by my comuter desk.... Just 2 remind me how much they sucked.

                                                                                                                                                                                          All four (4) of'em went out.
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tom_PM
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                                                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 16443
                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              Never had a problem with the 10 or 12 WD drives I've had/still have in use.

                                                                                                                                                                                              My original 10MEG, full height MFM drive that I bought second-hand for about $150 in 1990 or so is the only drive I've had die before I upgraded (I lost some Pascal and C programs). Although drives are rated MTBF, I've been lucky.

                                                                                                                                                                                              My host backs up my servers each night, so thats a plus..

                                                                                                                                                                                              *knock on wood*

                                                                                                                                                                                              SplitInfinity, you need to buy some clockworks now and build yourself a new shop clock outta that trashed disk and dead heads! :D
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                                                                                                                                                                                                • tony299
                                                                                                                                                                                                  lurker
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 57021
                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Now I had problems with maxtor but my wd's have worked no problem. Could it be Im using their newer sata's? I wonder

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • LadyMischief
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 18135
                                                                                                                                                                                                      #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                      They suck, but their warrenties are good. Maxtor is probably a better choice though.

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