Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Originally Posted By: mlord
Of course drives do die that way, I suppose. It's just a heck of a lot less common than the gradual failure situations.

Not according to Google's real-world survey of 100,000 drives.

Well, they ought to know!
I wonder what happens to the data when DeathStar drives are removed from the mix? Those had a huge electronic failure rate, never seen before or since, I believe.

Thanks Bitt!