Seagate EE25 Automotive HD

Anyone got a hold of one of these yet? Seems they would make a nice replacement as my drive is showing signs of imminent death with various skips and audio errors. Five years in the FL heat was too much for it.

Oooh! clicky-clicky!

Five years is pretty good I don't think I have had a HDD last that long under any conditions.

Very nice! Pity the capacity is so low, though. Still, for most people it would be a very good option.

We ended up with - at least one user on here knows how, as he shipped them to us - some pre-production automotive spec 20GB Hitachi drives - DK23FA-20J's.. They are in theory good down to low temperatures, etc, but not exactly high capacity. Still, if you live somewhere very cold, they might come in handy...

Given that they are not actual production spec drives, but rather normal drives with something different in them (grease? no idea!), I've also no idea how reliable they might be, but hey, worth a try

Given that they're just collecting dust, is there anyone who has a real need for a cold-temperature drive who fancies a couple? I've got 6 in total, sealed & new in bags. Probably best in pairs as you get 40GB then!

Hugo

Ooooh... It is soooo tempting to say yes. But I will let people who really live in cold weather and can actually test them answer first.

How about Minnesota I have gotten the no hdd found error if I forget my empeg in the car overnight in the winter it always works again after the car warms up a little.

Well, I get that too sometimes... But Minnesota is certainly a bit cooler.

Doug ???

anyone who has a real need for a cold-temperature drive

Well, that would be me... but a 20 GB drive (or even a pair of them) won't really be too useful in my case.

I have discovered that my IBM Travelstars (80 GB each) will start up and run at temperatures down to about minus ten degrees F, but I also discovered that my average life for my drives is less than optimal. I suspect the two discoveries might be related.

In any case, even when the empeg is warm, my amplifiers won't light off if they are at minus 30 degrees or colder. No doubt a relay somewhere in the system won't trip at that temperature. It's never been worth the trouble to me to try and figure it out exactly -- could be the Sony switch, could be the Bosch relay on the amp remote line, could be relays inside the amps... might even be some electronic component in the amp that needs warmer temperature.

tanstaafl.

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I have gotten the no hdd found error if I forget my empeg in the car overnight in the winter it always works again after the car warms up a little.

I've seen the same error a few times on cold days during the winters here in Syracuse NY, I wouldn't mind trying one out this winter, I only have a 30gb unit and I'm sure I could get squeeze all my music onto a 20gb if needed temporally, but if there were 2 spares still left i would be in heaven.