[OT] Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB

[Dave Bour]

I run 8 of these in 2. Adaptec hot swap boxes (built in fans) with no problems but it's warm. When originally installed in the Dell sc420 drive slots (supports 4 drives, 2 installed, and oem drive), constant data failures and smart errors about overheating. 
These drives run VERY HOT and need decent airflow to keep them in check
D
Dave Bour
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From: owner-tlug at ss.org <owner-tlug at ss.org>
To: tlug at ss.org <tlug at ss.org>
Sent: Wed Oct 05 09:56:57 2005
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: [OT] Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB

On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 09:33:50AM -0400, Steve wrote:
> Does anyone have any experiences with these drives?
> 
> Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB IDE (16MB Cache, 7200rpm)
> 
> Specifically, any BAD experiences? Also, do they run quiet at all? I'm
> seeing them selling for around $160, which sounds like a good deal.

So far the reviews look good.  I haven't used one.  I have used mostly
WD drives lately, although I do have a couple of 80GB Diamond Plus 9 I
think they are.  Other than one failing the day I installed it out of
the batch, the rest have worked great.

It seems that generally Maxtor's merge with Quantum has managed to keep
producing very nice drives.

Lennart Sorensen
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