HDD Failures

Duchy0 · 8 Apr 2007 at 23:33

Hi, i have got a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo P pc. I bought at the end of 2005 and 3 months in i had a HDD failure. I got a new one under thw warrenty then 9 month later that failed. I had to buy a new one then 3 months later that failed. I'm currently on my 4th and its making a clicking noice just like the other when they were about to fail. It takes for ever to load at the windows xp screen (much longer than usual). I have only had this HDD 3 weeks! I took the pc into my local shop and they did tests on the CPU and PSU etc and they all passed and that it was a faulty HDD but 3 failures and maybe a 4th is a bit too unlucky. My temperatures are (high 30s to low 40s). Do you know why this is happeneing? :confused:

Duchy0 · 9 Apr 2007 at 12:26

The first HDD i dont know the make of. The second was a Samsung, the third was a Seagate and my cuurrent one is a Maxtor. The only thing i have plugged into my pc is my wireless adapter, my X52 joystick, my webcam, my printer and my usb hub for my wireless keyboard. The only things plugged in all the time are the keyboard and wireless adapter, the rest are used now and then. I have on fan over my HDD and one big on for the rest of my computer. The temperatures are around the high 30s to low 40s.

Duchy0 · 9 Apr 2007 at 16:10

Its a Pentium 4 with HT running at 3GHz, 1GB RAM, 256MB ATi Radeom X600 with a 250GB Maxtor HDD. The PSU i don't know yet but shall take the cover and take a picture so you guys can read the sticker on it as if i remember correctly it was a bit confusing.

Duchy0 · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:16

Here is the PSU. Sorry if you cant read it.

The HDD itself.

Duchy0 · 9 Apr 2007 at 20:32

Sorry for being so awkward but is it possible if you could put that into more plain english? I don't quiet understand.

Duchy0 · 9 Apr 2007 at 21:58

Right i understand now. Its not the fact i just raming in new HDDs though, we phoned up the first time and they gave us a new one. Seen that it last 3 times longer than the older one we bought a new one. Then that failed and we then took it to the shop. They said everything was OK and gave a new one free. We haven't bought all the new HDDs, we have effctivly bought 1 and the other under warrenty. Thanks for the help. You recommend in good PSUs?

Duchy0 · 11 Apr 2007 at 16:51

Yeah, however, it's out the warrenty from where i bought it therefore i have to a new PSU myself which i don't mind however, can you recommend a good, reliable and quiet PSU that could run a top spec pc today as i'm thinking of upgrading soon therefore i might get a good PSU aswell.