Re: some questions (after a HD crash)
On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 03:30:35PM +0000, Ross Burton wrote:
> On Mon, 2001-11-05 at 15:12, Anthony Liu wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 07:29:17PM +0100, Fredrik Jagenheim wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 10:05:44AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > > > GTX (?) disks are widely reported to have quality issues, as previously
> > > > noted.
> > > IBM 75GXP is the model. I know, since I'm running one on my
> > > workstation as of now and are just waiting for it to give up. :(
> > >
> > > Something about using glass-platters I think someone pinpointed the
> > > problem to.
> >
> > This is not comforting....mine is IC35L040AVER07-0 which someone said
> > it is the oem version, 3 months old. I actually think of getting a
> > Seagate to back up live data.
>
> I've only just come into this thread (the sequence 75GXP caught my eye),
> but I've just checked and the serial number IC35L040AVER07-0 resolves to
> a IBM 60GXP which I've heard are safe from the problem the 75's had. At
> least that's what I've heard and I hope it's right, you have the 40gig
> model of my 20gig drive...
Thanks, those GXP model numbers are quite confusing, though less
confusing than Seagate. Yes it is the 40G one and I heard that they all
came from the Hungarian factory. The drive is fast and really quiet and
I can feel almost no vibration except the small fans.
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