World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:40:56 2000

From: Jerome Fine <jhfine_at_idirect.com>


>I don't see what the problem is. I have been running the Hitachi
DK515-78
>and the Hitachi DK516-15 drives now for a number of years. I admit that


Those were good drives, I ran one for years and it was not new to start
with.

The complaint with some of the drives like ST225 was like many with
ferrite
coated platters the media migrates due to heat and that centrifical
thing.
I've found with mine if I let them get good and warm first then format
them
the problem is far less pronounced to uncommon. They dont like heat.

Heat has always been the enemy of electronics and mechanicals,
especially temperature cycles.

Allison
Received on Sun Dec 10 2000 - 21:40:56 GMT