Reefsmoka Cookie Monster Joined May 21, 2004 Messages 1,946 Reaction score 10 Oct 26, 2004 #1 This is quick incredible, im lost for words http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~ken/crash/index.html
K Kye Joined Oct 7, 2004 Messages 323 Reaction score 0 Oct 26, 2004 #2 like a giant floppy disk gone wrong!
ChristopherP Joined May 18, 2004 Messages 6,738 Reaction score 102 Oct 26, 2004 #3 nasty! bet that made a nasty noise...
floppybootstomp sugar 'n spikes Moderator Joined Mar 5, 2002 Messages 20,281 Reaction score 1,794 Oct 26, 2004 #4 OMG I've had three IBM drives fail on me, all 20Gb and all from around the year 2000. Wonder if mine looked like that? Haven't bought an IBM drive since, but I'd probably take a chance with an Hitachi drive, who took over the IBM hard disk side of things.
OMG I've had three IBM drives fail on me, all 20Gb and all from around the year 2000. Wonder if mine looked like that? Haven't bought an IBM drive since, but I'd probably take a chance with an Hitachi drive, who took over the IBM hard disk side of things.
Ian Administrator Joined Feb 23, 2002 Messages 19,878 Reaction score 1,509 Oct 26, 2004 #5 2 x IBM failed on me too. Luckily (well, sort of), they were replaced under warrenty without much trouble (all done online). I've actually got a Deathstar in my draw with the drive platter all scraped away
2 x IBM failed on me too. Luckily (well, sort of), they were replaced under warrenty without much trouble (all done online). I've actually got a Deathstar in my draw with the drive platter all scraped away
ChristopherP Joined May 18, 2004 Messages 6,738 Reaction score 102 Oct 26, 2004 #6 Slightly Off-Topic but i just had a Maxtor 80Gb SATA fail on me!! Aria were out of them so they are sending me one that costs a quid more - the Seagate one. Hope it's better than the Maxtor...
Slightly Off-Topic but i just had a Maxtor 80Gb SATA fail on me!! Aria were out of them so they are sending me one that costs a quid more - the Seagate one. Hope it's better than the Maxtor...