ycju@s.cs.uiuc.edu (10/21/89)
I have a Quantum internal 40-Mbyte Hard Drive in my MAC II and It failed last week. It is grate Apple announced the repair program so I got it "temporarily" fixed. But I think all of us have this question in our mind: "Will it really solve the problem?" , "What if the lubricant becomes more sticky later and the trick doesn't work any more?" , "This repair program will last 2 years but can we still get free or low-cost service later?", "If the extra current generated by the new PROM burns our driver later, who is responsible for that?" Thanks for your attentions. Ju, Yun-cheng
jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson) (12/13/89)
Does anyone know the truth about the Quantum drive problems, like... o Were the problems isolated to ONLY Apple drives? o Do the new PROMS fix the problem by redistributing the lubicrant when the drive detects stiffness in the head arm? o Do the new PROMS degrade performance any? o Will my new Quantum drive die even if it has the new PROMS installed? Degradation of performance is a big factor since one reason for buying Quantums is the speedup over other drives without caches. -- John T. Nelson UUCP: sun!sundc!potomac!jtn Advanced Decision Systems Internet: jtn@potomac.ads.com 1500 Wilson Blvd #512; Arlington, VA 22209-2401 (703) 243-1611
rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks) (12/14/89)
In article <10043@zodiac.ADS.COM> jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson) writes: > >Does anyone know the truth about the Quantum drive problems, like... > > o Were the problems isolated to ONLY Apple drives? No. Amiga owners have had/are having the same problems. It's not a problem with the Mac, it's a problem with the Quantum drives. It's not Apple's fault, it's Quantum's fault. I was planning on buying a Quantum 40Mb drive, until I heard about the problem. Then, I gave quantum some time to see how they would solve it. I don't like the "solution". Now I'm looking for another, approx. 40Mb, fast, reasonably-priced, SCSI drive that will work on an Amiga 2000. Does anyone have any advice? > o Do the new PROMS fix the problem by redistributing the lubicrant > when the drive detects stiffness in the head arm? From what I've seen on the net, the PROM may fix the problem, but it takes away my reason for wanting the drive. > o Do the new PROMS degrade performance any? Quantum says no. Almost everyone that I've heard from who has a Quantum says yes. I know who I believe. >Degradation of performance is a big factor since one reason for buying >Quantums is the speedup over other drives without caches. I agree. That's why I'm not going to buy a Quantum, and I'm going to advise anyone who asks me not to buy a Quantum. >-- >John T. Nelson UUCP: sun!sundc!potomac!jtn >Advanced Decision Systems Internet: jtn@potomac.ads.com >1500 Wilson Blvd #512; Arlington, VA 22209-2401 (703) 243-1611 Rodney Ricks -- "We may have come over here in different ships, but we're all in the same boat now." -- Jesse Jackson // \\ // Rodney Ricks, Morehouse College \/
jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) (12/15/89)
rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks) writes: >In article <10043@zodiac.ADS.COM> jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson) writes: >>Degradation of performance is a big factor since one reason for buying >>Quantums is the speedup over other drives without caches. > >I agree. That's why I'm not going to buy a Quantum, and I'm going to advise >anyone who asks me not to buy a Quantum. Join the club. The word 'Quantum' is not to be said in my presence in the office unless you want to talk to Mr. Sledgehammer. :) I will support and sell Quantums to my customers after MicroNet carries them again. When they do, then I will be convinced, but I am not going to talk to Quantum and one of the idiot salespeople in the other office is quoting Quantums and in my fit of hysteria I did my impersonation of Sam Kinison and said... "If you (*bleep*)ing sell them, you can (*bleep*)ing fix the (*bleep*)ing things!!!!!!!" And the windows in the office did vibrate when I said that. Get a clue Quantum, I've already got a pain in my backside, I don't need another one. I will not even troubleshoot a computer with a Quantum in it anymore. I know where the trouble is, but unfortunately, I can't very well shoot it. // JCA /* **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* ** Flames : /dev/null | My opinions are exactly that, ** ARPANET : crash!pnet01!jca@nosc.mil | mine. Bill Gates couldn't buy ** INTERNET: jca@pnet01.cts.com | it, but he could rent it. :) ** UUCP : {nsoc ucsd hplabs!hd-sdd}!crash!pnet01!jca **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* */
resgroup@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (12/17/89)
I had the PROM upgrade 2 months ago. It really gave me a lot of problems but my drive works pretty well now. I believe the "fix" really works. Ju, Yun-cheng