Re: Ouch!!! Gigabyte using FAKE CAPS?!
Hmm...maybe I'll get another one later on and recap it. And would you suggest using special 125°C caps???
To be fair, smaller and thinner drives are obviously expected to be lighter. I do have an old, thicker drive (from a Pentium MMX Toshiba laptop - back then they used OS-CONs 
). But 2.1GB isn't much use today and it isn't quiet.
This Maxtor, on the other hand, has no such excuse. The curious thing is I found two unused holes that could have been for a much larger board. I didn't think it got hot. So that leaves B - Maxtor drives are trash. I suppose. With the later "9" series they added five reinforcement ridges extending from the spindle motor to the edges of the drive. Those later drives are heavier than the earlier "8" series (but still not comparable to Barracuda ATA IV/V/7200.7).
Quantum drives underwent a similar change going from the "SE" (2.1GB/platter) to the "EL" (2.5GB/platter). I have a 5.1GB EL by the way, along with a 6.4GB EX (3.4GB/platter) and a 4.3GB CR (4.3GB/platter). I can't stand the racket but otherwise have no problems with them.
That's usually why controller boards on external hard drives die - cheap capacitors that get scant airflow if any atop that.
Well, I've had notebook drives last longer than that and they're much, much lighter.. I'm willing to bet that it's because A) Maxtor drives ran hot and B) Maxtor drives are trash. And yes, heat could be the cause of that board's failure.
). But 2.1GB isn't much use today and it isn't quiet.This Maxtor, on the other hand, has no such excuse. The curious thing is I found two unused holes that could have been for a much larger board. I didn't think it got hot. So that leaves B - Maxtor drives are trash. I suppose. With the later "9" series they added five reinforcement ridges extending from the spindle motor to the edges of the drive. Those later drives are heavier than the earlier "8" series (but still not comparable to Barracuda ATA IV/V/7200.7).
Quantum drives underwent a similar change going from the "SE" (2.1GB/platter) to the "EL" (2.5GB/platter). I have a 5.1GB EL by the way, along with a 6.4GB EX (3.4GB/platter) and a 4.3GB CR (4.3GB/platter). I can't stand the racket but otherwise have no problems with them.
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