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tcp · 10-16-2009, 05:56 PM

I have a Western Digital Velociraptor 300 GB 10,000RPM.

The SMART Status says its only 61 days old but it's health is 10 percent.

I never noticed a problem until I overclocked my RAM and it broke the Windows boot process on the first boot.

I figured it couldn't have done much damage, but then I remembered I did the Shutdown Windows and perform updates the night before.

So I ended up with a bad registry, so I launched my recovery disk and tried a system restore. No luck. So I started file recovery but it was coming up with bad sectors. That's when I figured out how badly the disk was damaged.

I have been running HDD regenerator for the past two days but like every 8th sector is bad. It says 264 hours left. I ordered two 640GB 7200RPM drives from newegg for $70 each, so that I can do RAID striping for more speed.

I don't really know if I should trust the WD Raptors even though I had one for over a year before I gave it to a relative. Do you know if they are unreliable?

10-16-2009, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
tcp Crazy	WD Raptor reliability I have a Western Digital Velociraptor 300 GB 10,000RPM. The SMART Status says its only 61 days old but it's health is 10 percent. I never noticed a problem until I overclocked my RAM and it broke the Windows boot process on the first boot. I figured it couldn't have done much damage, but then I remembered I did the Shutdown Windows and perform updates the night before. So I ended up with a bad registry, so I launched my recovery disk and tried a system restore. No luck. So I started file recovery but it was coming up with bad sectors. That's when I figured out how badly the disk was damaged. I have been running HDD regenerator for the past two days but like every 8th sector is bad. It says 264 hours left. I ordered two 640GB 7200RPM drives from newegg for $70 each, so that I can do RAID striping for more speed. I don't really know if I should trust the WD Raptors even though I had one for over a year before I gave it to a relative. Do you know if they are unreliable?