Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years

PieceMaker · 01-15-2008, 08:47 PM

Hey guys, as the title says I've had seven Western Digital hard drives go out in just under two years. I fear I'm about to add another one to that pile. My first one ran for six months and then went out due to the "Click of Death." The second and third ones did the same thing in the same amount of time. As for the fourth through eighth ones, they would run fine for one to six months and then start randomly giving me the Blue Screen of Death. Finally I would turn my computer on one day to find that my hard drive had amnesia and couldn't remember much about Windows XP. Dirty installs and reformats would clear this up for a few hours, but then my hard drive would die again.

My original setup consisted of:

Motherboard: ASUS A8V Deluxe
GPU: ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
RAM: 1 Gig PC2700
Powersupply: 450 Watt Brandname Unknown
Hard Drive: Western Digital 7200 RPM 80 GB
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Over the past two years I have changed out every single part due to upgrade and/or changing a part to see if that was causing my hard drives to fail.

My current specs are:

Motherboard: Foxconn 6100K8MA
GPU: GeForce 7900 GTX
RAM: 2 Gigs PC3200
Powersupply: CoolerMaster 600 Watt
Hard Drive: Western Digital 7200 RPM 250 GB
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

I must admit that although the motherboard was mostly a downgrade, it is still a newer and different one. Also, although the CPU is the same model, it is still a different processor than what I started out with. Along with this, I recently built a computer for my parents and put all of my old parts in it with the exception that it has a different power supply and a Seagate hard drive rather than a Western Digital. So far they haven't had any problems. I have called almost every company from whom I own parts and none of them have been able to help. I am getting tired of packaging up and shipping out my hard drives for new ones and would really like to solve this problem. This is unlike anything I've ever heard of and I've been messing with computers for quite some time. Does anybody have any suggestions? I would really appreciate them.

-PieceMaker

zambant · 01-16-2008, 10:46 AM

We moved away from WD for same reason and moved to Samsung. Just keep sending them back under warranty :-) is all I can suggest......sorry

PieceMaker · 01-21-2008, 01:51 PM

Alright, I guess I'll keep sending them in and maybe I'll get lucky and get a working one. Thanks a bunch.

~~Wozer~~ · 01-21-2008, 03:24 PM

I've been very pleased with my WD HDDs over the years (I've got 7 in this box and they are all over 3 years old and the oldest is about 5)....so what I'm thinking is that you have a heat problem in your case...find a program that will allow you to monitor the temp of the drive...if its above 50°C then its too hot for sure....

Missdede · 01-28-2008, 09:03 PM

How do I remove the D drive? Someone please help me please

**bhahar84** · 01-29-2008, 07:48 PM

Hi Missdede!!

You have to create a new thread, and post in details about your issue. Are you want to delete the partition or just remove the recovery programs. Make sure to create a new thread

**sandman55** · 01-30-2008, 05:07 AM

Hi PieceMaker I have 2 WD drives and no problems. Do you for any reason move your PC case while it is running because HDD's dont like that and another point to consider is the handling of the HDD's when they are delivered to you, is it possible they are roughly handled?

Tumbleweed36 · 01-30-2008, 07:53 AM

Two thoughts come to mind. First is heat buildup in your case, the second is voltages that are being fed to this computer. I would check what kind of voltage is coming from the wall plug in you are using to see if it is normal. Then I would run SensorviewPro to see what is going on inside that case.

01-15-2008, 08:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
PieceMaker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro/Ubuntu	Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years Hey guys, as the title says I've had seven Western Digital hard drives go out in just under two years. I fear I'm about to add another one to that pile. My first one ran for six months and then went out due to the "Click of Death." The second and third ones did the same thing in the same amount of time. As for the fourth through eighth ones, they would run fine for one to six months and then start randomly giving me the Blue Screen of Death. Finally I would turn my computer on one day to find that my hard drive had amnesia and couldn't remember much about Windows XP. Dirty installs and reformats would clear this up for a few hours, but then my hard drive would die again. My original setup consisted of: Motherboard: ASUS A8V Deluxe GPU: ATI Radeon 9800 PRO RAM: 1 Gig PC2700 Powersupply: 450 Watt Brandname Unknown Hard Drive: Western Digital 7200 RPM 80 GB CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Over the past two years I have changed out every single part due to upgrade and/or changing a part to see if that was causing my hard drives to fail. My current specs are: Motherboard: Foxconn 6100K8MA GPU: GeForce 7900 GTX RAM: 2 Gigs PC3200 Powersupply: CoolerMaster 600 Watt Hard Drive: Western Digital 7200 RPM 250 GB CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ I must admit that although the motherboard was mostly a downgrade, it is still a newer and different one. Also, although the CPU is the same model, it is still a different processor than what I started out with. Along with this, I recently built a computer for my parents and put all of my old parts in it with the exception that it has a different power supply and a Seagate hard drive rather than a Western Digital. So far they haven't had any problems. I have called almost every company from whom I own parts and none of them have been able to help. I am getting tired of packaging up and shipping out my hard drives for new ones and would really like to solve this problem. This is unlike anything I've ever heard of and I've been messing with computers for quite some time. Does anybody have any suggestions? I would really appreciate them. -PieceMaker

01-16-2008, 10:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
zambant Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp sp2	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years We moved away from WD for same reason and moved to Samsung. Just keep sending them back under warranty :-) is all I can suggest......sorry __________________ MSI K9n SLI Platinum nForce AM2 4400 4 Western Digital SATA 80Gb HDD Raid array Windows XP SP2

01-21-2008, 01:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
PieceMaker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro/Ubuntu	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years Alright, I guess I'll keep sending them in and maybe I'll get lucky and get a working one. Thanks a bunch.

01-21-2008, 03:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Wozer~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,038 OS: 2kpro/XP pro/MCE	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years I've been very pleased with my WD HDDs over the years (I've got 7 in this box and they are all over 3 years old and the oldest is about 5)....so what I'm thinking is that you have a heat problem in your case...find a program that will allow you to monitor the temp of the drive...if its above 50°C then its too hot for sure....

01-28-2008, 09:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Missdede Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years How do I remove the D drive? Someone please help me please

01-29-2008, 07:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years Hi Missdede!! You have to create a new thread, and post in details about your issue. Are you want to delete the partition or just remove the recovery programs. Make sure to create a new thread __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

01-30-2008, 05:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
sandman55 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 5,958 OS: WinXP Pro SP3	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years Hi PieceMaker I have 2 WD drives and no problems. Do you for any reason move your PC case while it is running because HDD's dont like that and another point to consider is the handling of the HDD's when they are delivered to you, is it possible they are roughly handled? __________________ Charlotte at the beach

01-30-2008, 07:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 21,211 OS: XP Professional	Re: Seven Dead Hard Drives In Two Years Two thoughts come to mind. First is heat buildup in your case, the second is voltages that are being fed to this computer. I would check what kind of voltage is coming from the wall plug in you are using to see if it is normal. Then I would run SensorviewPro to see what is going on inside that case. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.