In article <V5OdnYjxwrKIc5bbRVnyhwA@bt.com>, Synapse Syndrome
synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org says...
> "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?

It's a DiamondMax Plus 9 (6Y080P0), a bit over three years old I think.
So at least it's lasted twice as long as the Deathstar it replaced.