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2 month old IBM hard drive is makin noises

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jamesey

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whenever i's being accessed it makes this slight but audible sqeaking sound. Anyone got an estimated time until it dies? (60 gig 75GXP)

btw, this was a replacement they sent for a previous one that died.
 
Well these drives have been not good, they seem to have to have some mechanical problem, I would get another brand and copy the drive over right now. RMA the drive and sell the refurbed drive. In my opinion once a drive starts making a unusual noise it may be that it lasts a hour or a month it is hard to tell. Drives are cheap now, sorry about the drive but IBM is having a lot of problems with there drives right now.
Bleep
 
RMA the drive, sell the one they send back to you and purchase something from another manufacturer.

Thorin
 
Yeah, your drive is dying--as others have said backup your critical data *immediately* and RMA it.

<---twice victimized by IBM's garbage HDDs.
 
Live and learn.. I won't be buying an IBM hdd for quite some time until they have re-proven themselves
this crap going on lately is absolutely unacceptable.. sell your RMA'd drive (because it WILL die) and get a Maxtor or Seagate..
 
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