[PB] IBM Travelstar

[Jim Freeman]

OK, I've got an RMA number for my hard drive. It would be nice to get 
it replaced. My old Pismo would be more useful with a 40 gig than a 6 
gig.

Jim

On 24-Sep-04, at 10:21 PM, Daniel Beck wrote:

>
> On Sep 25, 2004, at 4:23 AM, Christian Dupuis wrote:
>
>> On 22-Sep-04, at 3:25 PM, Jim Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> By the way, my old drive won't mount any more. It's in an external 
>>> case. It's a 40 gig IBM travelstar. I've had it for a couple of 
>>> years, but isn't there a lifetime warranty?
>>
>> Nope. Unless you define 1 year has a lifetime - which, in computer 
>> terms, it sometimes seems like. Before you chuck the Travelstar, 
>> though, want to try a different firewire case? I've seen them go bad, 
>> here and there.
>>
>> Most IDE drive manufacturers only give 1 year on the drives now...
>
> IBM/Hitachi Drives have a 3 year warranty. At least on the drives I 
> bought a couple of years back. Can't say for anything more recent.
>
> Check Hitachi's site. You can even check on your specific drive by 
> inputing the serial number. It will tell you just how much more time 
> you have to send it back.
>
> Daniel
>
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