IBM 60 GXP hd is suck??

[wasamicron]

My 40 gigger failed in 3 months. Liked how quiet the drive was, but can't help but wonder about the quality of these drives. Replaced it with a Western Digital. Once bitten, twice shy.

 

[Cosmic_Horror]

if you talk to enough people you will discover that every hard drive manufacture have a percentage that fail. Luckily my gxp60 is still doing well agfter 4-5 months of use

 

[Sunner]

Have two at home and a whole bunch at work, none broken yet.

 

[downhiller80]

And my 45GB 75GXP (supposedly the worst of the lot) is still going fine after at least a year of use.

I think the troubles are caused bya combination of FSB overclocking and bad cooling.

- seb

 

[Derango]

<< I think the troubles are caused bya combination of FSB overclocking and bad cooling.

- seb >>



Not so! When I had my 75GXP, I never overclocked my FSB, and my cooling setup isn't terrible and my drive failed 3 months after I bought it with the same problem everyone else reports. I woulden't be surprised if your 75GXP fails very soon.

 

[exorr]

My 40gb 60gxp is running smooth. No probs here.

::knocks on wood::

 

[Wyrm2001]

Mine´s doing fine too.
I had problems with my 75GXP 45Gb though.(clusterprobs)

But even that one seems to work fine now.

 

[ginfest]

My 75GXP 45GB came up with a "bad sectors" error about 1 month ago. I bought a Seagate 40 GB to replace it, used the IBM Drive Fitness Tools "erase disk", it's been running fine since then. Needless to say, it's being used in a non-critical machine, "just in case".

 

[Derango]

<< My 75GXP 45GB came up with a "bad sectors" error about 1 month ago. I bought a Seagate 40 GB to replace it, used the IBM Drive Fitness Tools "erase disk", it's been running fine since then. Needless to say, it's being used in a non-critical machine, "just in case". >>



I just wanted to let you know that my 75GXP had that problem. I did the low level format, it was fine for a month, then the same thing happened again. Good Idea to use it in a non critical machine. I RMAed mine, they sent me a 75GB 75GXP refurb (which is now sitting on my dresser unused BTW ) and I bought a 100GB WD drive to replace it. I'm super happy with the WD drive.

 

[ToBeMe]

I still have several 75GXP's running (knock on wood) a few 60GXP's and just recently got my secong 120GXP! All are running great, fast, and quiet and I have no complaints! I know all about the 75GXP nightmare and have heard of some 60GXP's also failing, but, you can't knock them if there's not a problem! I also run a few Maxtors which I fell are good drives, but, in my expierience, I have terrible luck with WD's...............I had one fail recently and is in RMA proccess and earlier last year had 2 fail in a months time!

I guess there are good and bad of every make and model but, my past expierience shows no problems with IBM's whatsoever!

 

[AppleTalking]

My 40GB 60GXP that I bought last June has a few bad sectors, but I've been able to work around them so far. <knock on wood> Hopefully it won't develop to the point that I have to RMA the drive.

<<Once bitten, twice shy.>>
Kinda OT, but I've never really understood that saying. I know Savage Garden had it in one of their songs, but it just doesn't seem to make too much sense to me. I always used to think it was, "Once bitter, twice shy," which to me would make more sense.

Nick

 

[Jen]

i have a 45 GB 75 GXP been working fine for over a year now


i also have a 40 GB 60 GXP and the solder joint to the ide pins........one got loose and isnt makeing good contact. since i am no good at soldering and i feel it would void the warrantty. i will rma it back to ibm.........wish they would just send me a new circuit board .



Jen

 

[Mustanggt]

I have 34 GXP thats been running for allmost 2 years no trouble.

 

[wasamicron]

It's great to hear that many of you have had good luck with your IBM drives, but I felt it necesary to post my experience with the 60GXP. I thought that the 75GXP line was the only "problem" line of drives. However, reading other posts, I'm not so sure.

 

[kyoshozx]

I have a 45gb 75gxp for almost a year with no problem, but the drive is hardly accessed just using it for storage of old files.

 

[Yossarian]

<< i have a 45 GB 75 GXP been working fine for over a year now >>



Hey I used to say that too! Until last week... CLICK SCREEEEECH CLICK SCREEEEECH

 

[bakchoy]

I know sharkyexteme recommended the 40gig IBM 60 GXP for their value gaming system for a long time, but just this past month they switched to a Matrox I believe. Apparently there are some issues that have come up with the IBM 60 GXP, but I don't know what they are.

 

[tsunek]

I was actually going to get a 60gxp but decided to get a baracuda IV after hearing all the problems

 

[Gort]

I swear by IBM. Never had a problem. Had a Western digital. Lucky to recover my info off it. They did send me a new one though. Ford or Chevy anyone?

 

[JellyBaby]

GamePC dropped IBM drives altogether including the 60GXP series due to excessive return rates. They won't stock the 120GXPs until they prove reliable over the long haul. I imagine other vendors are doing the same. IBM made a stink, no doubt about it.

 

[rosco6912]

ALL of my IBM performance IDE drives have failed me w/in 12months. Quickest was 5 weeks... GET A BARRACUDA IV --- SUPER QUIET !