my hd is 6 years old is that too old
6 years is certainly too old! I had an old 3GB seagate bought with the computer about 8 years ago. 4 years down the seagate crashed, suffering from the "stickion" problem. (Ok so I decided never to buy seagate ever again from on) I replaced it with another 3Gb Fujitsu but 4 years old now and its suffering multiple drive errors. I am losing clusters with evey boot. But don't worry, that computer is now my sister's! I am using a brand-new one. hehe. But she keeps pestering me to "fix" the drive errors. I just know its time to trash the old computer...I have another computer (a Gateway)now 3 years old, the Quantum Fireball in it is still good. I use a Dell 8300. I wonder if Hitachi drives is reliable or not? I know Maxtor is still the best!