"Rob Morley" <nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.207520791e30aa8198ac5e@news.individual.ne t...
> In article <5709uuF2bcp1bU1@mid.individual.net>, John Jordan
> junk@jaj22.org.uk says...
>> Trimble wrote:
>> >
>> > I have A Maxtor 120Gig IDE...
>>
>> Oh, just throw it away :-)
>>
>> So tempted not to reply to the rest of the post...
>
> Stop it, this machine's running an 80GB Maxtor. :-) I wonder if the
> 60/120GB models used platters that weren't good enough for the 80/160GB
> models.
>>


The Maxtor D740X was the fastest and quietest drive of its time, and made
before Maxtors had problems. Is yours a D740X? I have two that have been
perfect for the last 5+ years of constant use.

ss.