will a zero solve bad HD blocks?

[Elliotjnewman]

does anybody have any suggestions on which hard drive I should go for? I have been looking at an IBM 80gb ata.

Any advice would be great!

Cheers.

 

[DeltaMac]

does anybody have any suggestions on which hard drive I should go for? I have been looking at an IBM 80gb ata.

My personal rule: Never purchase a used hard drive - IBM hasn't sold new consumer hard drives for about 2 years since hard drive business was sold to Hitachi.

 

[Elliotjnewman]

how about this one?

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 160GB Hard Drive 7200rpm ATA133

Specifications
Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year warranty
Dimensions (WxDxH): 10.2 cm x 14.6 cm x 2.6 cm
Weight: 0.6 kg
Type: Hard drive - internal
Data Transfer Rate: 133 MBps
Interface Type: DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) Fast Drives
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Capacity: 160 GB
Average Seek Time: 9 ms
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Cylinders: 16383
Heads (Physical): 16

 

[bobw]

Geta a drive with a 3 year warranty;

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=90&Title=3.5" IDE, ATA, Ultra DMA&Template=

Check http://www.pricewatch.com for prices too.

 

[Veljo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've been told before that Maxtor hard disks aren't that great. I've been recommended Seagate and stuff like that, but I don't think I could go past an external FireWire drive. Sure they're more expensive than internals, but at least you can take them around.

 

[Elliotjnewman]

Well here I am, I have just installed a replacement drive - an ATA 160gb Maxtor. Its improved 10 fold, I dont get the spinning wheel, its quite and doesnt make a nasty scratching sound, and its fast!!

A very happy bunny! Thankyou to all that helped me and gave me good advice.

Elliot Newman.