Samsung HD502HI failure.
My hard drive which I purchased about a month ago just died a not-so-sudden death today morning.
At first a small number of bad sectors popped up a day before, HDD Health monitor status dropped down to 75% from 91%.
The hdd condition deteriorated overnight. Really badly. It started making ominous rattling noises, SMART status went crazy, windows xp reported that hdd disappeared :(
That is not what I expected from a brand-new, Samsung HD502HI , a highly praised hard drive.
I settled on buying it mainly for backup storage, so almost all my local backup files are gone now, but thanks to the “backup-of-backup” offsite copies that I make on a weekly basis I’m saved :)
samsung hd502hi failure
samsung hd502hi failure
The question is: am I the only one having problems with this model, or it’s an issue that affects the line of all Samsung EcoGreen series ?
On the bright side: this drive was REALLY quiet (5400rmp, only one platter), maintained low temperature (~20-30′C) and had low power consumption.
The warranty is still valid, hopefully I will have it replaced soon :)
