IBM GXP Owners, in here! I demand a recount!

[erub]

AMD Athlon Classic Slot A 650 MHz on Asus K7M (AMD 750, Via 686A)
Deskstar 75GXP 30 GB
HDD on VIA controller (ATA66)
No RAID
Running strong so far in Windows 2000 and Windows 98 SE (dual boot) since September. Knock on wood.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Trying to recap the failures, ...

15GB, Abit BF6, Promise Ultra 66, 6 weeks
30GB, Asus KT7-RAID, HPT370 controller - not RAIDed, 8 weeks
30GB, MSI 815e Pro,Promise Ultra 66, ~13 weeks
45GB, Abit KT7, Via ATA66 & Highpoint HPT370 ATA100, ???
18GB (22GXP), ???, ???, 8 weeks (but over 2 years ago)
45GB, ???, ???, 1 week?
20GB, Abit BF6, No RAID, ???
30GB, VIA ATA-33, No RAID, 4 weeks

No big spenders wih 60+ GB? Hehe.

-SUO

 

[Imported]

30GB 75GXP
Abit KT7-RAID
1GHz@1.2GHz TBird
Using onboard controller

No problems whatsoever also.

 

[jimmygates]

ABIT KT7 RAID
Thunderbird 1GHZ
2 x 45GB IBM 75GXP
HPT 370 RAID Controller
Still running...


-Jimbo

 

[culex]

Duron 750 @ 1000: VIA 133
45GB 75GXP
Promise Ultra100 ATA/100 PCI Controller
It's not RAID
Used since July... no problem whatsoever.

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Look at my sig for configuration (HD is on Raid controller, running Win98 SE).

Problem:
It takes 85 seconds to copy a 162 MB asf file within a folder on D partition that is only 6% fragmented (according to IBM's drive utility) and 125 seconds to copy it to C partition (12% fragmented).

I don't find my computer so slow but doesn't copying large files takes like a minute or two too long? Don't know if this is the drive's fault though.

Sandra2001 drive index:
c partition -> 15376
d partition -> 18621

 

[goog]

OK couldn't resist.

At the moment my IBM 75GXP 30GB is running in my P120 with IBM drive overlay and Win95 (2GB partitions & FAT16).
PIO mode 4 I believe, been working fine for 4 months now.
Well at least I don't need to worry about any patch.

Soon to install both 30GBs on KT7-RAID.

 

[Lightingguy]

See sig. GXP is on IDE3 (1st RAID channel, non-RAID), Maxtor on 4 (also non-RAIDED). DVD and Burner masters on 1 and 2.
No Problem!

 

[Sohcan]

- Celeron2 566@850, Microstar BX Master
- 30GB
- Onboard Promise Ultra/66 controller
- No RAID
- It's been running for 6 months without any problems whatsoever.

 

[delano]

tbird 800@997 on A7V
30gig 75gxp on via ata66
running freeBSD/win2k

fine for three months.

 

[Charles]

MSI K7TPro2
Athlon 850
2 IBM 75GXP

No problems in 6 months.

 

[xyyz]

Tbird 900
Abit KT7-RAID
75GXP 30G HD
Highpoint whatever RAID ATA-100 controller
Not RAID(ED)
Bought it in August or so... started using it in October.

No problems so far.

 

[Super6]

Soyo SY-6BA+100
PIII-550 @ 733MHz
30GB 75GXP
Highpoint controller, ATA100 mode
no RAID

Epox EP-8KTA2
Duron 600 @ 900MHz
30GB 75GXP
VIA southbridge, ATA100 mode
no RAID

No problems...one drive manufactured in Singapore and the other in Hungary. Both in use for 4+ months. Using 98Lite Micro in both systems and just added a wave file to slow down the shutdown process.

Super6

 

[Stringy]

Intel 700e@980 - BX
20Gb
Intel BX
Had it for about 4 or so months..
Even runs with the PCI bus at 44Mhz NP

C600 on a i815
15Gb
Intel
running in Cousins machine for 6 months

 

[BubbleHead]

T-Bird 700/KT133
30GB
on board Promise controller
NO raid
My drive failed a day ago. it has been running since early August.

 

[aUt0eXebat]

PIII 733Mhz
45GB 75GXP Ultra ATA 100

 

[denon]

piii 800
abit bx133-raid
HPT UATA/100 and UATA/66
75GXP 20GB and 30GB
win2k pro

no problems

 

[Cirruslvr]

Duron 600/KT133
30GB - OEM
VIA ATA-66
No raid
Running fine, purchased in Sept

 

[Insane3D]

Athlon "Classic" 850@1045 (1.85, 9.5X110)
Abit KA7-100 (Via KX133)

2 30gb 75GXP (ATA100/Raid 0) on Highpoint 390 (c: drive)
1 20gb 75GXP on Promise Ultra 100 card, no Raid (backup drive)

Both run great, the Highpoint is slightly faster in tests in non-raid mode than the Promise chip. I have had Win2k running for 8 months now with no problems. I installed directly to the Raid drive..smooth as silk.

 

[JaiKnight]

CPU/Chipset: P3-800 CUSL2
Deskstar model: 2x 30GB
IDE Controller for Deskstar: Modded Promise Ultra66 to FastTrak66
RAID: YES in RAID 0
Term of use: Very short so far, about....a month?
no apparent problems, ie scratching sounds....*knock on wood*

 

[chiwawa626]

CPU/Chipset: AMD ATHLON 900mhz @ 1050Mhz
Deskstar model: 30GB
IDE Controller for Deskstar: Asus A7v onboard ATA-100
RAID: NO
Term of use: Fine, great actualy, no problems in win98, Me, or 2k, not even the buffer flushing problem A+

 

[fs5]

using 75GXP 45GB
w/ a Duron 600 @ 1000
on a Via KT133
for a month


just patched windows that with micron patch.

 

[cockeyed]

IBM 75GXP-15GB
CPU: Intel P3-700
Chipset: 440BX
IDE controller: Highpoint ATA-100 (integrated on Soyo 6BA+100 motherboard)
RAID: No
OS: Win98SE
Usage: Still running aprox. 6 months, no problems

 

[mastertech01]

Abit Kt7 Raid, VIA , HPT 370, 2 IBM 75GXP 61.4 GB in Stripe, TBIRD 1GHZ, running at 1100 not very stable (NEVER WAS STABLE AT DEFAULT), Mosel Ram in 3 slots, 400 watt PSU, Latest Beta flash for bios and controller drivers, latest beta 4n1...Blazing Fast, super quiet..one drive started failing in one day...Failed drive fitness test from IBM..RMA on second day..other drive OK..since that event I have had them both on regular IDE on another board with no problems..ditched the Athlon misery and will have a Cusl2 to retry with a Promise Fasttrak 100 controller.. more to follow

 

[Shuxclams]

T-Bird 800
A7V KT133
Promise fasttrack 100
2 x 15GB RAID0
Win98SE (1 W2K)
No Problems x2

T-Bird 800
A7V KT133
onboard IDE
30GB
Win98SE
No Problems x3

Celery 366
MSI BX
Fastrack 66
2 x 15GB
RAID 1
Win NT 4 SP6a
No Problems

P-!!! 800
sy-7vca
Promise Fasttrack 100
2 x 20GB
RAID 0
Win98SE
Problem with ProphetII 64MB but not with the drives

P-!!! 733
sy-vca
Promise Fastrack 100
2 x 15GB
RAID 0
Win98SE
No Problems x2

Personally I have yet to experiance the GXP problems descibed.



SHUX