> I've also been having problems with a Quantum... this one is detected > as Quantum BIGFOOT_CY4320A. It was first installed as a Win95 drive. > Wasn't long before Windows started detecting errors at the beginning > of the drive, and it finally became unusable. I'm using it for linux > now. When I partitioned it, I created a junk partition of 100M at the > beginning (where the errors were occuring), then created a 500M root > partition after that. Then I deleted the first partition and created > the remaining ones after the root. This left 100M unused. I still > get error messages, occasionally, but it doesn't seem to be getting > any worse.
I have had a quantum go down recently. After my experiences I recommend ditching the drive as soon as these problems appear. Things will only get worse. The local supplier mentioned that this appears to be a batch quality issue. Some batch shipments from quantum have a 100% failure rate over 12 months, whereas others are fine. Providing the drive is not too old you can put in a warranty claim with quantum. Yours in common grief ....
