Storage Solutions This cant be happening !!!

[KiD0M4N]

As some of you might remember, I had one 7200.8 250 GB Seagate go bad on me some time back. I managed to back up the data and give the drive for RMA.

After around 6 days I got another drive. AGAIN another 7200.8 and what more, this had a "Certified Repaired Drive" written on top of the label.

Hardly 1 week has passed from the day i got the replacement.

Today, i open up my computer, and i am greeter to a clicking noise coming from inside the comp.

I immediately put up my hands against the HDD cage and it confirms my worst fear. Then i locate the origin to be the "repaired" new 250 GB seagate and its doing a song and dance routine..... its spinning up and then giving a loud click noise, over and over again.

It does that for couple more times then i get a error message in windows saying that "Could not write write cache data. Data has been lost."

WTH to do now?

Not to mention, 2 WD Raptors 10k rpm drives are functioning like gems in the same drive cage powered of the same PSU.

And its not a isolated incident. It has happened to me like 3 times in a row now.

Note to self: Never purchase Seagate products.

Karan

 

[dipdude]

Check this out, would confirm your doubt

http://www.techenclave.com/forums/six-common-sounds-your-drive-failing-65950.html

 

[Nikhil]

RMA it again and make a fuss and tell them to give you a new 7200.9 drive.

Tell them you will pay a little bit extra if you have to.....

 

[KiD0M4N]

Check this out, would confirm your doubt

http://www.techenclave.com/forums/six-common-sounds-your-drive-failing-65950.html

hmm are the links working for anyone else?

EDIT: the head_damage_1 sounds awefully familiar............ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

 

[dipdude]

^ Ok, go here and d/l

http://www.hitachigst.com/hddt/know...4b1a62a50f405d0d86256756006e340c?OpenDocument

 

[KiD0M4N]

^ Ok, go here and d/l

ah i got it.....

 

[saumilsingh]

This one sounds eerily like an engine revving up.