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Hard Disk Failure TWICE
Hi,
I bought Dell Inspiron N5010 in mid April 2010 its been just 2 years & my hard disk failed 2nd time. It happened last year also as it was in warranty i got it replaced in June 2011 but now its out of warranty. Now few days ago it again failed. how is it possible that HDD will fail so soon it is not possible. I got it checked by my technician he said this model of Dell laptop has this issue and hard disk will fail every year this means it is a manufacturing defect so now i want Dell to answer this how it is possible hard disk fails so soon.
same here, we get 3 to 6 months then failure, 64xx, 65xx latitudes, seagate, wd drives doesnt matter. This is a weekly thing now. i have guys with one year old machines that have had 3 or 4 drives replaced. Its pretty consistant to the point im looking at HPs now.
briantg
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Posted September 18th, 2012 16:00
You have certainly gotten unlucky. Recent studies seem to indicate an approximate 2-7% chance annual of having a hard disk fail. The average drive under consistent use will typically live 5-10 years.
You may be just getting unlucky or its possible that the environment is influencing the failures. By environment I mean rough usage, extreme heat/cold, things of that nature.
Remember that Dell didn't make the hard drive. They source Seagate/Western Digital/Hitachi/Toshiba just like every other company that makes computers does (HP/Apple/etc). So if you are looking to vent fury aim it towards those guys. :P
Hopefully your next drive lives a long and healthier life.