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From: ltf@attctc.DALLAS.TX.US (Lance Franklin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Seagate.
Message-ID: <8543@attctc.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 6 Jul 89 02:24:50 GMT
References: <8907020047.AA15716@lilac.berkeley.edu> <3671@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <[503.2]un.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Reply-To: ltf@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Lance Franklin)
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection BBS, Dallas, Tx
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In article <[503.2]un.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP> tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM) writes:
>I have several of these drives in reach as well, all of them being run at
>190% of their rated capacity for a long time. Most run continuously for 1
>year or more (24 hours, 7 days, 15-acesses an hour all the time, many more
>during "work") WITH >NO< FAILURES>

Well, I have a friend that has a BBS system with 4 ST251 drives...all went
bad about the same time (approx. 1 year after purchase) and all with the
same symptoms...sticking upon startup.  All required the same fix, replacement
of media.  If I might make a suggestion, perhaps the reason you have not had
any problems with your drives is the fact that you never shut them down.
The cases I've seen with Seagate's failing mostly seem to have common factors.
1 year normal service (i.e. daily use, powered down daily) usually seems
to be the break-down threshold...after that, you're living on borrowed time
(unless you're lucky enough to have a drive with the good media).

Lance



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