On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Vidiot wrote:
> >Ulrich Czekalla wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I was just wondering if linux has general problems handling large drives.
> >> I have a maxtor 8.3GB drive and I keep getting seek timeout errors and my
> > ^^^^^^
> >
> >I think I found the problem.. I personally have had nothing but bad
> >luck with Maxtor... take it back and spend the extra money for Western
> >Digital or IBM.
> >-- Keith Schoenefeld
>
> Sorry, but I am running four Maxtor drives, all without a hitch. Before
> I got the latest Maxtor, I also had purchased a Western Digital and it was
> only up a few weeks before it crashed, and it crashed good. I shut down
> the Linux box to make a trip and when I got back, I turned on the system,
> only to have the drive crash real hard within hours.
>
> Your mileage obviously varied.
>
[Jumping in...]
So did yours :-)
I have a Maxtor and a Western Digital and I've never had any trouble
with either one in over 2 years...
[Jumping out...]
Fred W. Noltie Jr.
Criterion Consulting
Coon Rapids, MN USA
Running Linux 2.0.33
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