[wplug] Since we're off topic

[Eric Peterson]

> From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org] On 
> Behalf Of Brandon Kuczenski
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [wplug] Since we're off topic
> 
> > I've completely lost the plot here.
> > 
> > Any chance of a summary of what's been tried already and 
> where we're at?
> > 
> > H
> 
> And this must be why off-topic posting is a bad idea :(
> 
> To sum up: I turned on my computer this morning for the 10th 
> consecutive 
> time without the HDD plugged in, first thing this morning.  It again 
> POSTed fine.  Since I was having bootup problems, on average, 
> two out of 
> five boot attempts, I have concluded that my HDD (an IBM Deskstar, 
> apparently they're notorious) is foul.  I am going to buy a new drive 
> (Seagate?).  And I am going to get a second, also.

The Deathstar!  I think IBM sold the business to Hitachi ... apparently
there [is|was] a class-action lawsuit ... [tap, tap ... hurm har] ...

http://www.sheller.com/SubPage.asp?SubPageID=88

A colleague just had his Deathstar fail, losing about two weeks worth of
invoices ... he said he's had his best luck with drives from Western
Digital, although lots of forum-posters seem to think they function best as
paperweights.  [?]

> Other people have been talking about power supplies.  If I 
> still can't get 
> no satisfaction, I will probably up my pwrsply.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brandon