(WD) HGST Ultrastar enterprise drives higher than expected failure rates?

[Elixer]

Hmm, what would cause this? "Specific situations" don't say much.

WD spokesman Paul Wooding said:

We have identified a small, isolated population of HGST Ultrastar disk drives demonstrating higher than expected failure rates when used in specific situations and use cases.
WD added: "While the Ultrastar product is meeting our expected field performance overall, we are addressing this specific issue, and working with applicable customers to identify and replace potentially affected drives. Western Digital is focused on delivering high quality products and supporting the needs of our customers."

If you have an enterprise-class HGST Ultrastar drive, check with your WD channel supplier if you think you might be affected.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/13/some_ultrastars_ultranot_starring_and_ultrastopping/ (nothing more at that article, that is all they basically wrote.)