Thanks, Chuck. I will see how this one works out. I have the original
Maxtor 80GB in storage, so I can clone another if necessary.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Thanks for All of the Hard Drive Replacement Advice
>A reminder that my last Seagate drive purchase failed (softly**) in
> about 6 months. That's not meant to be an indictment of Seagate, only
> that the three years or longer life I've come to expect from drives
> doesn't always happen.
>
> I'd suggest you immediately purchase another 500GB drive to be cloned
> periodically and held in reserve. Cloning the boot drive requires a
> target drive at least as large as the drive to be cloned.
>
> ** The drive's SMART system reports that it's error rate has been
> exceeding specs lately and that it may very well fail in the future.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 6/15/2011 10:54 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I would like to thank all of those on the LUG and the Olympus List
>> who offered me guidance and advice on replacing my 6-yr-old C-Drive.
>> I would especially like to acknowledge the help of Chuck Norcutt and
>> Frank Filippone with critical information and insight from past
>> experience with this chore.
>>
>> My old Maxtor 80GB drive is now stored as insurance against a future
>> failure, and it has been replaced by a brand new 500GB Seagate drive
>> as a cloned replacement.
>>
>> Everything seems to be working correctly, but I am watching for any
>> surprises.
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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