[KLUG Members] RH7.2 and abnormal termination during install

[Adam Williams]

>Uh, note:  Some companies require you to have a code to replace the drive.
>I had a bigfoot that had bad sectors on it, ran the util, zeroed the
>drive, and the sectors 'went away'.  I called, just to the heck of it, and
>tried to get it replaced.  The person on tech support said that even
>though you get more bad sectors soon, they can't replace it without a
>code.

One reason to buy hard drives and other fragile items from local vendors
and not mail order.  I had some such nonsense once to,  but I stood
there at the counter and got *LOUD*.  They replaced the drive.  Get
belligerant, call the consumer protection agency.  Those places *will*
replace the drive(s),  just to make you leave them alone.

I toasted six western digital drives in nine months,  started with two
drives, each was replaced twice.  They said it was my system.... Naaah! 
The Fujitsus that replaced them (four years ago) are spinning away quite
happily.  And I got my money back (100%) from those WD drives,  no
receipt..

>If it makes you feel better, this very same drive is still running strong
>over two years later.

Very fortunate.