Ibm 120gxp

cybrsamurai · 10-30-2002, 06:21 PM

Hey I know im not the only one that got hosed on these damned IBM 120 and 60 GXP drives. Does anyone know if there is a class action going on over these things? I have sent back 6 drives and replacements are starting to go out a week after i received them. Im sick of spending 10 bucks a piece to send in these things and getting back broken drives. Does anyone know if there is anthing that can be done or should i just (bend over) junk the drives and spend the $600 to replace them?

MeltMan · 10-30-2002, 07:03 PM

I have a 60gxp and have had no problems for a year and a half now... knock on wood...

I had a similar problem with samsung hard drives, 3 shipped back before I got a good one. Luck of the draw I guess... Plus, shipping is never nice to a hard drive.

Brad · 10-31-2002, 01:36 AM

If you value your data I'd just buy wd's and use the ibm's for backup

tim-may · 11-01-2002, 06:01 PM

cybrsamurai, yeah there is a class-action lawsuit over the 75GXP series drives. the link for the law firm that is handling it is: http://www.sheller.com/ibmclassaction.htm be sure to check out the IBM Press page to see the nice re-reviews of some tech sites, even CNET stripped the "Editor's choice Award" after seeing whats been happening.

i dont know about 60GXP or 120GXP, but i hear they are almost as much trouble as the 75GXPs. seems IBM once has a trade-in deal where you could exchange the 75GXPs for a 60GXP series drive.....

jtroutma · 11-01-2002, 06:20 PM

I heard somewhere (maybe StorageReview.com) that the IBM GXP drives are reliable BUT not for 24/7 usage. If memory serves, the drives are rated for 8 hours per day usage and anything over that, they are not guarranted to run reliably. I currently have a IBM 60GB 120GXP running in my sever and when I heard about that, I started looking for other alternatives.

To delay the effect, I told my system to power down the drive when not in use for 5 hours so it stays within specs. It is rather annoying when I want to play an MP3, plays the first 20 seconds of the song, stops for 10 seconds and then continues on

I finally got a Seagate 80Gb to replace it. Now I will have the Seagate as the storage/working drive and the IBM as a backup for my workstations RAID set; so I can stay at RAID 0 and know that I have another copy elsewhere.

10-30-2002, 06:21 PM	#1
cybrsamurai Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ashland Posts: 296	Ibm 120gxp Hey I know im not the only one that got hosed on these damned IBM 120 and 60 GXP drives. Does anyone know if there is a class action going on over these things? I have sent back 6 drives and replacements are starting to go out a week after i received them. Im sick of spending 10 bucks a piece to send in these things and getting back broken drives. Does anyone know if there is anthing that can be done or should i just (bend over) junk the drives and spend the $600 to replace them? __________________ Air cooled my ass.

10-30-2002, 07:03 PM	#2
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	I have a 60gxp and have had no problems for a year and a half now... knock on wood... I had a similar problem with samsung hard drives, 3 shipped back before I got a good one. Luck of the draw I guess... Plus, shipping is never nice to a hard drive. __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

10-31-2002, 01:36 AM	#3
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	If you value your data I'd just buy wd's and use the ibm's for backup __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

11-01-2002, 06:01 PM	#4
tim-may Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 161	cybrsamurai, yeah there is a class-action lawsuit over the 75GXP series drives. the link for the law firm that is handling it is: http://www.sheller.com/ibmclassaction.htm be sure to check out the IBM Press page to see the nice re-reviews of some tech sites, even CNET stripped the "Editor's choice Award" after seeing whats been happening. i dont know about 60GXP or 120GXP, but i hear they are almost as much trouble as the 75GXPs. seems IBM once has a trade-in deal where you could exchange the 75GXPs for a 60GXP series drive..... __________________ AMD Althon XP 1700+ JUIHB 0302 @ 2Ghz (air cooled) 10.5 Multiplier X 191 FSB = 2005 Epox 8RDA OCZ PC3500 512mb EL (SYNC CAS2-2-2-4-2) eVGA Ti4200 64mb @ 285/570 (stock air cooling) Antec True550 Antec True430 for 220w pelt

11-01-2002, 06:20 PM	#5
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	I heard somewhere (maybe StorageReview.com) that the IBM GXP drives are reliable BUT not for 24/7 usage. If memory serves, the drives are rated for 8 hours per day usage and anything over that, they are not guarranted to run reliably. I currently have a IBM 60GB 120GXP running in my sever and when I heard about that, I started looking for other alternatives. To delay the effect, I told my system to power down the drive when not in use for 5 hours so it stays within specs. It is rather annoying when I want to play an MP3, plays the first 20 seconds of the song, stops for 10 seconds and then continues on I finally got a Seagate 80Gb to replace it. Now I will have the Seagate as the storage/working drive and the IBM as a backup for my workstations RAID set; so I can stay at RAID 0 and know that I have another copy elsewhere. __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

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