Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 400GB Ultra ATA/100 Internal Hard Drive (ST3400832A)

Average customer rating: 3.0

Seagate Barracua 7200.8 400GB Ultra ATA/100 Internal Hard Drive
Lasted TWO whole weeks
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8
Eight months and expecting a third
Burned out

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 400GB Ultra ATA/100 Internal Hard Drive (ST3400832A)

Manufacturer: SEAGATE
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0006FS2CM

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Internal Hard Drives

Internal Hard Drives

200 GB & over

Product Description

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 drives with SATA and native command queuing (NCQ) provide top-performing, reliable storage for high-end PCs and advanced applications.

Customer Reviews:

Seagate Barracua 7200.8 400GB Ultra ATA/100 Internal Hard Drive.......2007-06-11

I should have listen to all the bad reviews about this drive. I went with the good reviews instead, and also because it was on sale for $99.99. Big mistake. Wasted 2 hours transferring data to this extra drive, then it clashed. This drive was extremely hot as I was checking to see what was happening. I could have used it to iron my clothes! Needless to say, I removed the drive, return it, and swear I'll never get another Seagate. I wish I could rate this drive a minus 5 stars.

Lasted TWO whole weeks.......2006-10-15

I bought this drive because of its capacity, and because it's one of the few large drives that can operate successfully in my PVR (ReplayTV 5040). After installing the PVR software I installed the drive. The machine booted and successfully downloaded my local program details. I then programmed the PVR to record junk programs just to fill the drive, approximately 160 hours at the best video quality picture, which it did with no problem. Considering the installation successful, I then erased all programs and scheduled recordings of programs that I wanted to view. Two weeks later I turned my PVR on to find it in a constant reboot cycle. Unplugging, manually rebooting, the two techniques that normally solve this problem, produced no change. I then disassembled the PVR to remove the drive so I could run Seagate diagnostics. The drive was so hot that I could not touch it without using a towel, and had a "burned electronics" odor. Once it cooled, I connected the drive to my computer to run diagnostics. The Seagate program recognized the drive by model number but could not test anything, and said the drive was defective, and to check warranty status, which lasts until 2010. Seagate now has the drive and is in the process of shipping a replacement. I have since installed a 320GB Hitachi in my PVR and it is performing flawlessly. For reference the PVR is installed in a cool well ventilated location so I do not believe anything external precipitated the drive failure. While lost recorded TV programs is of no major consequence, I don't believe I would trust this drive for critical use in a PC, or as a data backup device.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8.......2006-10-14

I bought this drive for backup purposes. It lasted about 6 months with about 1% uptime. (that's it!). And now it's a brick. The red lights flash on and off when I try to boot it up. I will not buy this brand again.

zero stars (but amazon made me choose, 1thru5 so i chose 1 under protest.

Eight months and expecting a third.......2006-08-11

I bought this drive with hesitation after reading the reviews here in January 2006. In fact, I had decided NOT to buy this drive, but scouring the web, I could find no 400GB drive that consistently had any better reviews. So I went with the Seagate.

The first one performed well in an external housing (with its own cooling fan and power supply). This is used for long term storage, so not frequently accessed. When the data drive on one of my computers failed, I replaced it with another of these drives (internally mounted: so exposed to the heat, dust, and frequent access of a working drive). It too has done well (6 months).

Now the original exteral drive is full, and am adding what will be the third of these drives to my system. So far have had no unusual problems.

Perhaps drives this size either work, or do not.

Burned out.......2006-07-11

I purchased this drive on sale from a local store to replace a smaller one I was storing my pictures on. I was able to copy about 100 gb before it magically turned into a brick. Luckily the store had similar complaints and returned my money without a problem. Sorry, can't recommend Seagate anymore.

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