I have experienced such failure from a 2TB External Network Drive and a 2TB Internal SATA drive both from Western Digital in under 6 months from purchase and installation, both genuine. I have to admit I was shocked Kind Regards, [image: Ephraim Muchemi] [image: Chagua Amani, Zuia Noma][image: Freedom][image: Global Warming is real][image: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle] Social Profile: [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/emuchemi> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/efi_m> [image: LinkedIn]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/emuchemi> [image: foursquare] <https://foursquare.com/efi_m> [image: WordPress]<http://littlehacker.wordpress.com> Contact me: [image: Google Talk] emuchemi [image: Y! Messenger] emuchemi [image: Skype] flyefi [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/efi_m>Latest tweet: @kelvinkamau I could give u a sneak preview... I'll DM u Follow @efi_m <http://twitter.com/efi_m> Reply <http://twitter.com/?status=@efi_m%20&in_reply_to_status_id=164585737256304640&in_reply_to=efi_m> Retweet <http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40efi_m%3A%20%40kelvinkamau%20I%20could%20give%20u%20a%20sneak%20preview...%20I'll%20DM%20u> 08:47 Feb-01<http://twitter.com/efi_m/statuses/164585737256304640> Get this email app! <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/twitter?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=twitter&utm_campaign=apps> “"If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you." - Billy Wilder<http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/92309/billy-wilder/if-youre-going-to-tell-people-the-truth-be-funny-or> ” Get this email app! <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/quotes?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=quotes&utm_campaign=apps> [image: WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature] <http://bit.ly/wwf-site>Donate<http://bit.ly/wwf-site>| Share on Facebook <http://on.fb.me/kE6cbn> | Share on Twitter<http://bit.ly/Tweet-WWF>Add this to your emails<http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/causeWWF?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=causeWWF&utm_campaign=apps> Printing emails is SO 2009 Get a signature like this. <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=19&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_19> CLICK HERE.<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=19&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_19> On 1 February 2012 09:45, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a 500 external WD thats making the usual "near failure noises" (occasional clunking heads). But its SMART data shows no sign of imminent failure. I don't think its WD alone tho. I've had 3 Desktop Seagates, 3 Laptop Seagates and 1 Maxtor quit on me prematurely.
All this bad luck begs the question..... *Do we have any Useful Consumer Awareness Groups in Kenya?*
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2012/1/31 Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com>
I have experienced two incidences of failed WD hdd. as a rule, therefore, I keep away from them. I don't know that you can pin it to one supplier, but perhaps WD should make a recall????
On 1/31/12, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
Coincidentally, after Alvin posted an advert on this list regarding some WD hard-disks that he had in stock a while back (1st April last year; no kidding ;-)), I contacted him regarding the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 5400RPM model. Hard luck. He had none of those low RPM models. I went ahead and procured a new 750 GB version from amazon.com.
The effing disk later conked up some time in Oct/Nov. In my case, this happened while transferring some PS3 game backups onto the disk (I had upgraded the console's internal HDD using the WD disk.) As much as I would admit that the frequent brown-outs occurring at the time may have taken their toll, you have just aroused my curiosity, Wash.
My HDD seems to have suffered some serious logical fault.
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