I have a growing pile of Seagate 7200.9 80GB ST3808110as hard disks being removed because of a power transistor on the pcb that shorts out. During the last 3 months 12 drives have failed after 24-28 months of service in desktop workstations. The real problem is that when the drive component shorts out it also takes out the power supply and 25% of the time the system motherboard. We have a reputation for using quality components that last over 5 years, we decide to replace equipment because it is slow, not because of premature failures. Has anyone else experienced a high number of Seagate failures of this nature? Should I send a notice to all clients with 80GB seagates to replace them before they take out their systems and lose all data?
