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Basically, they concluded that dust got in through a poorly implemented rubber seal on the connector between the PCB and the inside of the drive, causing a head crash after several years.
Of course, take with a grain of salt. This could just be a a one-off manufacturing error. Still fascinating though, and if it's true, it's easy to see why Backblaze is having such a hard time with them.
Basically, they concluded that dust got in through a poorly implemented rubber seal on the connector between the PCB and the inside of the drive, causing a head crash after several years.
Of course, take with a grain of salt. This could just be a a one-off manufacturing error. Still fascinating though, and if it's true, it's easy to see why Backblaze is having such a hard time with them.
