ST-251 as RLL

[John C. Archambeau]

neal at mnopltd.UUCP writes:
>We hate to let this drag on.. but we note that Seagate's Warranty on the ST-251
>is one year in MFM, But is reduced to 6 months in RLL operation.   Now these
>boys are not as dumb as they look.   Why did they reduce the warranty?  Maybe
>because they expected a non-trivial number of drives to fail before one year?
>
>The fact that both drives I worked with Failed within days of the warranty
>expiration is likely coincidence.   Maybe I was hasty in saying they wouldn't
>last;  maybe some of them will.   There is reasonable cause to be suspect of
>their longevity.   And good reason to make frequent backups.

In my fine print it says that the warranty is voided if the drive isn't
formatted as it is specified to be formatted.  Where did you get this idea
that Seagate would even warranty and ST412/506 MFM drive RLL formatted?  The
universal installation drives they still ship with their drives plainly say
this.
 
     // JCA

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