[vdr] Re: silent hdd

[Emil Naepflein <Emil.Naepflein@philosys.de>]

On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:38:55 -0600, "Jake Wegman"
<jake@the-computer.org> wrote:

> ...just sharing the wealth on hard drives...
> 
> Maxtor had a utility that will slow the drive down in favor of silencing the
> drive.  I had encountered it while working with a 46GB model.  The tool was
> model specific.
> 
> Also regarding warranties - Maxtor, Western Digital, and Seagate have ALL
> lowered the standard warranties (from 3 years) to 1 year (which took effect
> last month October 1st).  (as I've found so far, only Western Digital offers
> an additional 2 years for $19(US) per drive).  Details can be found on all
> three respective web sites under the sections that state the warranties in
> question.  No longer are hard drive manufacturers offering standard 3 year
> warranties.

But at least in germany ther is the 2 year warranty by law of the
dealer. When buying a disk one should select a reputable dealer to make
sure that the warranty is honored.

Emil


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