I worked with Seagate and they will send out a single package if you pay for it. I too have had a similar incident whereby no more than 100Gb on 3Tb drive has failed catastrophically. Good job the server is mirrored.

I worked with Seagate and they will send out a single package if you pay for it. I too have had a similar incident whereby no more than 100Gb on 3Tb drive has failed catastrophically. Good job the server is mirrored.

 

I went over the info and the webpage it linked to very carefully, the only packaging link was for an order of 8,000 minimum; how long ago did you work for them??

I didn't work FOR them but WITH them GG. It was about 4 years ago. I have seen and used single disk packaging. Probably different between B2B and B2C models.

Well, the only link they offered for packaging was to an external company, no offers to buy anything from Seagate themselves, so it looks like they dont do it any longer.

 

TBH, I dont really care if they dont honour the RMA, there is NO WAY I am ever trusting my data to a Seagate drive again; and I am leery of SSD tech after a new drive died totally (not even failed to "Read Only"), after only a few weeks use.

 

Right now my main system has a Patriot SSD for the system files, and 2 x 3TB Toshiba (Hitachi) spinners for data. with 2 x 2TB Toshiba spinners in RAID for back-up storage.

The packaging linked to is only a suggestion.

If you read the details properly their specification is:

Anti-static bag

2 " of flexible foam (I scrounge off-cuts from a local upholsterer), cut to shape with a bread knife - if you can get it, use a lump 3 or 4 inches thick, cut a slit in it, push the HDD in and close with a bit of Sellotape (other adhesive tapes are available)

Corrugated cardboard box.

(Their specific no-noes are no bubble wrap and no loose fill packaging)

Dead easy, free and quick turnaround. I've not had one rejected yet.

You seem to be inventing obstacles to put in your own way.

If you are not bothered about them RMA'ing or not, why are you making such a fuss about unnecessary specialist packaging?

Slightly O/T, but a programmer will tend to use as much memory & space as the systems allow .

 

 

That's the trouble with programmers - they produce much better code if you restrict them.

The packaging linked to is only a suggestion.

If you read the details properly their specification is:

Anti-static bag

2 " of flexible foam (I scrounge off-cuts from a local upholsterer), cut to shape with a bread knife - if you can get it, use a lump 3 or 4 inches thick, cut a slit in it, push the HDD in and close with a bit of Sellotape (other adhesive tapes are available)

Corrugated cardboard box.

(Their specific no-noes are no bubble wrap and no loose fill packaging)

Dead easy, free and quick turnaround. I've not had one rejected yet.

You seem to be inventing obstacles to put in your own way.

If you are not bothered about them RMA'ing or not, why are you making such a fuss about unnecessary specialist packaging?

 

 

Well I wrapped mine in 2 layers of bubblewrap,, so it was tight inside the 1st cardboard box, then wrapped THAT box in 2 layers of bubblewrap, so it was tight inside the 2nd box, then wrapped it all in a plastic postal bag.

Anyone tried Waterfox 64bit browser?

Well I wrapped mine in 2 layers of bubblewrap,, so it was tight inside the 1st cardboard box, then wrapped THAT box in 2 layers of bubblewrap, so it was tight inside the 2nd box, then wrapped it all in a plastic postal bag.

 

its been nearly a month and nothing from Seagate, not even an acknowledgement they received the package; so it doesnt look as if they are going to honour the RMA.

So..... dragging this back on topuc and away from yet another failed hdd anti seagate rant...

Ffix 64bit decided to give up last night on our home laptop completly... hung for 45mins trying to load google homepage. Chrome on the same laptop is running perfect.

Have given up on FF at work. Constantly borking itself and giving yellow screen of XML death.

A few of us here use it and all are having the same problems.

 

Have now installed Comodo IceDragon which is a Mozilla fork and lets you use the FF add ons.

 

So far so good.

 

At home I have to use Edge for banking, FF just crashes every time.

Edited 27 April, 201610 yr by Aspman

Have given up on FF at work. Constantly borking itself and giving yellow screen of XML death.

A few of us here use it and all are having the same problems.

 

Have now installed Comodo IceDragon which is a Mozilla fork and lets you use the FF add ons.

 

So far so good.

 

At home I have to use Edge for banking, FF just crashes every time.

 

Conflict with something worked related that you all have installed ??

 

I only have issues with THIS website these days - constant time outs, server resets and "I cant let you do that Dave" warnings that I am not allowed to mark a forum as "read" !! But that has been happening every since I got Fibre.

Conflict with something worked related that you all have installed ??

 

I only have issues with THIS website these days - constant time outs, server resets and "I cant let you do that Dave" warnings that I am not allowed to mark a forum as "read" !! But that has been happening every since I got Fibre.

 

Possibly, but IceDragon woks with the same plugins and FF didn't so I'm sticking with what works.

I use firefox on here and don't get that.

 

WHat I do get in windows10 is dns issues which present in whichever browser I'm using.

 

I'm back in my linux desktop warm fuzzy jacket now. I'll check which FF I have, but nothing has lept out.

 

I have a 1min resolution timer on connectivity and it's hardly ever ( tempted it out now ) calls me. If you can share via an email more detail then I can either try to recreate or investigate. 

 

The only other thing ... it might be ... the data centre were in and the network over the last quarter has had a series of DDoS events. Initially they did cause connectivity issues, although most req's got though. It might be a combination of that and traffic routing. I don't know there are a tonne of options and variables between you and I and the servers POP.

 

Very soon on my wrk plan is a migration to a new webserver, should not make a jot of difference.... but you never know

I dont think my issue with Briskoda is a FireFox fault, it only started after I switched ISPs, phone lines, and got Fibre, and I have been through multiple updates of FF AND done a complete rebuild of BOTH my PCs, and it still happens.

 

In the last 20 minutes, I have had a "You dont have permission for that - you need to log in" when logged in and trying to mark the "Off topic" forum as read.

 

"Can I clone a hard drive" thread failed to load correctly.

 

And "Replacement Oven element" did a server reset error about 2 minutes after I opened it.

 

 

WHat I do get in windows10 is dns issues which present in whichever browser I'm using.

 

 

I've also been getting DNS errors since Win10. I had been blaming plusnet until you mentioned that.

 

I switched the DNS settings in the networking setting to openDNS servers and I've not had any issues since.

I've also been getting DNS errors since Win10. I had been blaming plusnet until you mentioned that.

 

I switched the DNS settings in the networking setting to openDNS servers and I've not had any issues since.

 

I have been using openDNS for years, ever since my old ISP started blocking an internet radio station I used to listen to.

 

Interestingly, that station has also become unusable since switching to fibre, both through the media player and through FF.

I have been using openDNS for years, ever since my old ISP started blocking an internet radio station I used to listen to.

Interestingly, that station has also become unusable since switching to fibre, both through the media player and through FF.

Using opendns won't stop the majority of isps blocking websites.

The request will be stopped at their servers before ever seeing a dns server

It got around whatever was going on, after I started using it, I no longer had to ask my isp to unblock the website and radio stream every few weeks.

It's a bit annoying that I can't use the ISP DNS reliably because it had some quite nice basic internet filtering.

 

When we move I'll think about building a low powered net filter since the boy will be wanting to explore the net beyond YouTube soon I'm sure.

Edited 29 April, 201610 yr by Aspman

Maybe all you need https://github.com/jlund/streisand

 

I've not run it yet, had my head in a cloud. Worse case a $5 per month vm I'll give it a run out soon and report back.

Maybe all you need https://github.com/jlund/streisand

 

I've not run it yet, had my head in a cloud. Worse case a $5 per month vm I'll give it a run out soon and report back.

 

That sort of thing just raises a big flag to the security services. If you weren't a person of interest before you probably will be after that

It routes you out of a server in a DC. I've been using a lesser form of it SSH socks tunnel for ages...

 

Not massively different from vpn'ing into your business network really... except it's a 'server' somewhere.

 

This is posted from New York

It's good to get you somewhere blocked by finding a way in past the DC, but as everything goes to the isp DC 1st it's usually not long before the isp blocks these get arounds.

The IP request goes through the isp before a SSH/VPN link is established. And these only stop anyone along the route seeing what you're doing