That's true but the original 80GB drive won't exactly be up to date 6
months from now.
Chuck
On 6/16/2011 10:08 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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 failure, and it has been replaced by a brand new 500GB Seagate drive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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