[ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?

Tom Bamford tom at entrepreneuria.co.uk
Fri Dec 14 13:56:59 GMT 2007


Mac wrote:
> alan c wrote:
> <snip>
>   
>> The power saving system is the problem and although it can be 
>> disabled, (using something like
>> sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] )  I believe seagate do 
>> not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of 
>> fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money 
>> seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice!
>>     
>
>
> Got any thoughts about what to use instead?
>
> D
>   
I like Hitachi/IBM Deskstar drives and Freecom enclosures.

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