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1. speeddefrost

   Even more bad blocks on this disk now. It screwed Windows easy, but Arch is *still* booting.

   about a year ago from identi.ca at 49°2'58"N 122°17'9"W
   • Jeff Ratliff

     You seem to have bad luck with disk drives. Maybe you radiate some weird magnetic field/

     about a year ago
   • speeddefrost Jeff Ratliff

     I wouldn't doubt it.

     about a year ago
   • lnxwalt Jeff Ratliff

     @gomerx @speeddefrost Could also be environmental. If lots of smoke or dust, can cause crashes or overheating.

     about a year ago
   • speeddefrost lnxwalt

     I've religiously kept my computer case VERY clean of dust. That is most certainly not the issue. Seagate drives are just defective shit.

     about a year ago
   • marjoleink

     don't think I ever had seagate - mostly samsung/toshiba/WD - mostly they just work. One old WD recently died, but not unexpected

     about a year ago