so i was installing some more fans into my coputer to make it nice and cool, just got number 5 in and the pc restarts, turn it back on and my hdd is suddenly on fire, heres the results Update 1 drive was on fire burning the drive above it damned maxtors more pics here http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0448.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0447.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0451.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0452.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0453.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0456.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0457.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0458.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0459.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0460.jpg
thankfully it was just for backups and my smallest cheapest drive, i just repaired one of my 500gb drives because the data connector got snapped off yesterday
That's the reason i dont have Maxtor's in my house... They are really too hot and unreliable. Every time i have had one it died on me..
the singged one is still working fine Your hard disk is a Maxtor 6B250S0 with firmware BANC1E00. The average temperature for this hard disk is 38C (MIN=27C MAX=50C) and yours is 28C. Your hard disk's S.M.A.R.T. attributes are now being analyzed and a full report about the reliability, health and status of your hard disk is generated: Your hard disk is not below any attribute threshold. This is good. Your hard disk was never below any attribute threshold. This is good. The overall fitness for this drive is 94%. The overall performance for this drive is 94%. although i am cooling it to the max now... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0463.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0466.jpg (ive turned the air conditioning off now as when it gets down to 16 you can feel it) BEST PURCHASE EVER IS AN AIR CON Update Found some before images http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0156.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0155.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/davidshelley150/DSCF0153.jpg
Just whats gone through my mind Worried about leaving my comp on all the time too now, spose bits of it can catch fire whenever though, guess I will buy a smoke alarm
Focus, please! It's digital so take it again! Looks bad though, only drive I've set on fire was from shorting it. Give Maxtor a bell and tell them about it imo.
PLUS, I know the stacker module can take 4 drives but I don't think its a good idea to put that much heat in there tbh, I've got 3 in mine but I am looking for a nexus drive away for my raptor.
:S i use maxtors in every pc i've owned. still got a 40MB one in a 386 machine and a 500MBG one in a 486 machine going strong, never had a problem. something tells me it's more likely to be your manhandling of your components than the manufacturer at fault, here... installing stuff in a running machine? never really a good idea. sorry but seriously, you brought this on yourself.
There's no rubber tyres in that picture. I've seen this happen loads of times, normally the data is recoverable by switching the PCB
Was it by any chance a Diamondmax 10 200gb SATA1? Those have quite a few problems. That EXACT IC went pop on my DiMax 10 200. I called Maxtor, and their customer support (real people) set me up with the rma details, and a week later I had a Diamondmax 11 300gb in my hands. It is not a power supply or heat factor. It is bad QC on that IC. My maxtor drives run cooler than comparable Seagates that I have, while being quieter and faster.
Haha that's pretty serious ****.. My first, last and only Maxtor also let out some nasty smoke, but didn't catch fire. One chip was cracked in closer inspection.
