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From: matth@progress.COM (Matthew J. Harper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: "STICTION" and seagate ST251 and ST250R drives
Summary: HOw many real sufferers?
Keywords: Disk, Seagate
Message-ID: <1991May28.154437.19596@progress.com>
Date: 28 May 91 15:44:37 GMT
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  I have seen quite a few postings of late discussing "sticking" heads and 
platters in some Seagate hard drives.  The models mentiones most often are
ST251 and ST250R.

  My questions are:

  1) How many people have actually suffered from this?

  2) What's the frequency of the problem with drives from other vendors?

  3) How old are the drives in question?  

  4) Do the drives in question go through long periods (read many days / weeks)
     that the machine/drive does not get used or powered up?

  I ask this because I have an St251 that is about to pass it's fourth
birthday.  I have never had a problem that I didn't cause (loose cable...)
My machine rarely goes more than two days without being used.  The only 
exceptions to this are when I go on vacation.  Sad to say, this does not happen
often enough for my liking!

  I'm sure others would like to know as well.  I will take it upon myself to
accept e-mail from people with answers to these questions.  Send me brief 
answers please, like:

  1) I have had no problems
  2) No clue
  3) 4 years old
  4) Used every one to two days.

  Thanks in advance to all who participate.

  Matth


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