Hard drive Failures

[Josh74]

During the last 18 months I have replaced 5 yes 5 hard drives and my shop man is bewildered can some nice guy please come to my aid with an answer, I suspect it is the power supply
What do you say
Thanks pal

[Nathan]

It could be the power supply, bad connector, or maybe what we call "sick power". Sometimes people move their PC while it's running too. And that's not a good idea.

[Target]

Bad power, excessive heat, moving the puter while hard-disk is spinning, mounting at an odd angle, etc are all things that could cause this to happen....... then again, it could be a voodoo curse <lol>.

[Ed_S]

Power supply would be a cheap enough thing to try, but I've fried a couple of supplies with no other damage, one even sparked & smoked...

What brand HD's, and have they all been the same brand and/or model?
If so I would try to get it replaced with something completely different this time.
What happens when it fails? Same thing every time?
Any warning signs like clicking or whining?
Any other problems that could be power-related?

Ed

[zzzreyes]

also you mention that you have changed it in your shop???
smalll particles can damage the hd.
do you have a power surge bar?

[alpha]

What CPU speed are you at? If you're at an odd FSB, your PCI could be killing the drives.

Food for thought; I've heard a lot of failures with ATX supplies - killing CPUS, mobos, etc. I've never heard of a faliure with an old AT PSU. Old but steady.

[Ed_S]

alpha, I've noticed that too. It's one reason I still prefer AT...
Kinda wonder if folks are turning off the BACK switch on those ATX boxes when working on 'em??

[luqa]

Yes "smalll particles", Neutrino's from "Sleeping in Sudbury". http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif