Toshiba Hard drive problem

[Zerospace]

I just bought two 3.5 inch 2TB Toshiba hard drive today from Tradepac. One of the drive has very loud clicking sound and is not detected. I tried plugging into different sata ports already. Still cannot detect....so this one should be dead right ? The other Toshiba drive was detected but when I transfer file to it, its very slow like 20MB/s, then it will drop to 5MB/s. I tried different sata ports and even swap sata cables. Still the same. I try on my older dual core PC too and still the same. Even my external WD drive can transfer file at 80 to 90MB/s. Is Toshiba hard drive really this slow ?

 

[Koenig168]

Clicking HDD is definitely dying. If a HDD clicks, I would immediately RMA, or dispose if out of warranty.

A slow HDD (over SATA) is also a sign of dying HDD.

I suggest you exchange both within the 7-day period.

 

[Zerospace]

Clicking HDD is definitely dying. If a HDD clicks, I would immediately RMA, or dispose if out of warranty.

A slow HDD (over SATA) is also a sign of dying HDD.

I suggest you exchange both within the 7-day period.

So Toshiba HDD is not suppose to be slow ? Is it my super bad luck I get 2 spoiled Toshiba HDD ?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

lol ur situations sound like 1 of the user ytd. both of u got the exact same issues.

sound like same person though.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/hard-disk-problem-5515890.html

 

[Zerospace]

lol ur situations sound like 1 of the user ytd. both of u got the exact same issues.

sound like same person though.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/hard-disk-problem-5515890.html

Wow. Like same issue. Except 1 of my drive cannot even detect and loud clicking noise. So I am not the only one with brand new dead hard drive. Maybe this batch of 2TB Hard drives are bad ?

 

[yusoffb01]

When I see tradepac I know where it went wrong.

I have 2x 4TB Toshiba for 1 year

 

[Zerospace]

When I see tradepac I know where it went wrong.

I have 2x 4TB Toshiba for 1 year

Where did you get yours from ?

 

[yusoffb01]

Where did you get yours from ?

http://www.qoo10.sg/gmkt.inc/Goods/Goods.aspx?goodscode=423707515

I have seen customers bang table to return faulty hard disk to tradepac. You might have received a returned one instead of new. Was the packaging sealed? you need to tear to open.

 

[aspeno]

I just bought two 3.5 inch 2TB Toshiba hard drive today from Tradepac. One of the drive has very loud clicking sound and is not detected. I tried plugging into different sata ports already. Still cannot detect....so this one should be dead right ? The other Toshiba drive was detected but when I transfer file to it, its very slow like 20MB/s, then it will drop to 5MB/s. I tried different sata ports and even swap sata cables. Still the same. I try on my older dual core PC too and still the same. Even my external WD drive can transfer file at 80 to 90MB/s. Is Toshiba hard drive really this slow ?

Your 2nd hard drive have the same problem as mine. From 20mb/s drop to 4mb/s. Today I went to exchange but the guy from tradepac test it and didn't have such problem and able to transfer 100mb+/s. He said maybe my formatting got problem. Came back and test still slow speed. Now I start to wonder it's my com or the hard disk have problem.

 

[Zerospace]

Your 2nd hard drive have the same problem as mine. From 20mb/s drop to 4mb/s. Today I went to exchange but the guy from tradepac test it and didn't have such problem and able to transfer 100mb+/s. He said maybe my formatting got problem. Came back and test still slow speed. Now I start to wonder it's my com or the hard disk have problem.

Is the source drive from which you copying file from fast ? This is how I tested mine.

External HDD transfer file to Current Seagate HDD in my PC I get speed from 80-90MB/s.

External HDD transfer file to 2TB Toshiba HDD, I get speed of 20MB/s max.

 

[aspeno]

Is the source drive from which you copying file from fast ? This is how I tested mine.

External HDD transfer file to Current Seagate HDD in my PC I get speed from 80-90MB/s.

External HDD transfer file to 2TB Toshiba HDD, I get speed of 20MB/s max.

I have a primary drive (os) seagate and a secondary drive wd. Both of these drives transfer to each other 70mb/s. But when either of these drives transfer to toshiba it will transfer max 20mb/s just like yours.

 

[Zerospace]

I have a primary drive (os) seagate and a secondary drive wd. Both of these drives transfer to each other 70mb/s. But when either of these drives transfer to toshiba it will transfer max 20mb/s just like yours.

But this same Toshiba drive works well when they test at the shop ? This is so weird.

 

[aspeno]

But this same Toshiba drive works well when they test at the shop ? This is so weird.

Yup. I ask the guy to transfer a several gb file then he demonstrate and it shows 100mb/s. Really weird. Seiously I don't know this drive is ok a not.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Yup. I ask the guy to transfer a several gb file then he demonstrate and it shows 100mb/s. Really weird. Seiously I don't know this drive is ok a not.

But is he teansferimg from ssd to HDD? And if transfer from HDD to HDD will have certain slowness.

 

[lifeishard]

http://www.qoo10.sg/gmkt.inc/Goods/Goods.aspx?goodscode=423707515

I have seen customers bang table to return faulty hard disk to tradepac. You might have received a returned one instead of new. Was the packaging sealed? you need to tear to open.

Sorry,wish to clarify this. This shop in qoo10 is tradepac? Or you replying to say now you only get toshiba hdd from this qoo10 shop instead of tradepac.