I've had it with IBM hdds! They can kiss my white Italian ****.
Just had my 2nd hdd failure this year, this one on a 45G 75GXP drive that I purchased new in Feb. 01. After running the DFT and reporting bad sectors, I called IBM RMA Customer Service and was told that NO ADVANCE RMA's are being processed.
So, I have to ship their )(*#$)# hdd back first, and wait for them to (presumably) test the drive and send back a replacement.
This is not acceptable! I told them I've purchased my LAST IBM and will not even consider buynig another IBM hdd. Western Digital and Maxtor to advance / cross RMAs that they ship out the next day.
IBM, if you're reading this: You're in my history book as a lesson to never buy your product again!
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