Comments on: How I For A Free Hard Drive From Maxtor http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/ Computer related blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:15:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jordorm http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-52459 Jordorm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:44:55 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-52459 To all of you who are calling the author "a thief" ... you must be some of them insane american christians, who do nothing but preach and put your medieval beliefs upon others. I'm very close to using words that would probably make you faint, but I wont. However, keeping something that you got from an international multibillion company is not stealing. Especially if they dont ask to get it back.. They wouldn't have anything to do with his USED harddrive, sp he might as well keep it.. functioning or not. goddammit i hate people with insane morals. To all of you who are calling the author “a thief” … you must be some of them insane american christians, who do nothing but preach and put your medieval beliefs upon others.

I’m very close to using words that would probably make you faint, but I wont.

However, keeping something that you got from an international multibillion company is not stealing. Especially if they dont ask to get it back.. They wouldn’t have anything to do with his USED harddrive, sp he might as well keep it.. functioning or not.

goddammit i hate people with insane morals.

]]> By: willieN http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-44170 willieN Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:45:27 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-44170 Well- I work in a school board and we have installed (or should I say tried to install) MANY Maxtor external drives to use as portable student backups. They simply don't work - niether easily nor well.... We today had three Maxtor Mini 160's fail to mount in XP, and Vista, each with a Code 10 error. We got them because a local vendor had them on sale. Returned each and bought new WD pocket drives (external 250GB drives)- all 3 worked first time, one each on an XP, Vista and a Mac... Maxtors suck, WD wins this round hands down!!! Well-
I work in a school board and we have installed (or should I say tried to install) MANY Maxtor external drives to use as portable student backups. They simply don’t work - niether easily nor well….
We today had three Maxtor Mini 160’s fail to mount in XP, and Vista, each with a Code 10 error. We got them because a local vendor had them on sale. Returned each and bought new WD pocket drives (external 250GB drives)- all 3 worked first time, one each on an XP, Vista and a Mac…
Maxtors suck, WD wins this round hands down!!!

]]> By: R2H http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-14639 R2H Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:21:33 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-14639 I've actually had companies tell me NOT to ship it back. Why? The reason Sphinctor stated. Easier for them to just ship you out a new one, rather than having to pay for shipping back, and then deal with an open box drive. r2h I’ve actually had companies tell me NOT to ship it back. Why? The reason Sphinctor stated. Easier for them to just ship you out a new one, rather than having to pay for shipping back, and then deal with an open box drive.

r2h

]]> By: SphinctOr http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-5368 SphinctOr Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:24:16 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-5368 [quote comment="168"]>> "No, it’s called compensation for their incompetence." Oh, I see.. so if someone is stupid (in your opinion), that gives you the right to steal from them? because they are too stupid to begin with? Eric -- You are a retard. Do you have a stick up your butt? A lot of companies do not require you to ship back defective products, because they don't want to pay the shipping costs. John [quote comment="168"]>> “No, it’s called compensation for their incompetence.”

Oh, I see.. so if someone is stupid (in your opinion), that gives you the right to steal from them? because they are too stupid to begin with?

Eric — You are a retard. Do you have a stick up your butt?

A lot of companies do not require you to ship back defective products, because they don’t want to pay the shipping costs.

John

]]> By: Rub3X http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-505 Rub3X Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:11:02 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-505 Only way to make it work is to put new firmware on it or call Maxtor and say you can't do that, and they will ship a new model. Only way to make it work is to put new firmware on it or call Maxtor and say you can’t do that, and they will ship a new model.

]]> By: bob tom http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-503 bob tom Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:17:54 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-503 So does anyone know if this problem has been fixed other than a firmware flash ie on there new drives So does anyone know if this problem has been fixed other than a firmware flash ie on there new drives

]]> By: Eric http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-168 Eric Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:25:11 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-168 >> "No, it’s called compensation for their incompetence." Oh, I see.. so if someone is stupid (in your opinion), that gives you the right to steal from them? because they are too stupid to begin with? Maybe we should let all the bank robbers out of jail because the banks were too stupid to prevent the robberies? Or perhaps you meant that the stress you had to go through BECAUSE of their stupidity is just cause for you keeping something that doesn't belong to you. Either way, you are a thief. Period. There is NO jstification for keeping something you haven't paid for or doesn't belong to you. But you keep telling yourself it's ok. >> “No, it’s called compensation for their incompetence.”

Oh, I see.. so if someone is stupid (in your opinion), that gives you the right to steal from them? because they are too stupid to begin with?

Maybe we should let all the bank robbers out of jail because the banks were too stupid to prevent the robberies?

Or perhaps you meant that the stress you had to go through BECAUSE of their stupidity is just cause for you keeping something that doesn’t belong to you.

Either way, you are a thief. Period.
There is NO jstification for keeping something you haven’t paid for or doesn’t belong to you.
But you keep telling yourself it’s ok.

]]> By: Rub3X http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-162 Rub3X Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:45:52 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-162 True but when I bought the hard drive it didn't say under PC requirements "go to your friends house open his case and install new firmware on the hard drive". That's a complete hascle. I have people with sata controllers but I highly doubt they'd allow me to start messing with their hardware. If they ship a hard drive that's not compatible with a large amount of people they have to expect this kind of thing to happen. True but when I bought the hard drive it didn’t say under PC requirements “go to your friends house open his case and install new firmware on the hard drive”. That’s a complete hascle. I have people with sata controllers but I highly doubt they’d allow me to start messing with their hardware. If they ship a hard drive that’s not compatible with a large amount of people they have to expect this kind of thing to happen.

]]> By: cj http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-161 cj Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:43:14 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-161 Actually, you did lie about whether or not you were able to upgrade the firmware. I don't know if that makes you a criminal, but it certainly makes you dishonest. Actually, you did lie about whether or not you were able to upgrade the firmware. I don’t know if that makes you a criminal, but it certainly makes you dishonest.

]]> By: Rub3X http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-142 Rub3X Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:19:52 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-142 No, it's called compensation for their incompetence. He never told me to ship the other RMA back, nor did he say ship my old hard drive back. I even asked him if I should. For those of you wondering it was a 250 gig hard drive this time, not sure if it really is a better model but it's working perfectly. I fail to see how they shipped it to this many people when it doesn't work with nForce3-4 chipsets. I'm not the only that is having this problem either. I've noticed a few people finding this blog entry by googleing issues they are having with Maxtor hard drives and nForce3 chipsets. No, it’s called compensation for their incompetence. He never told me to ship the other RMA back, nor did he say ship my old hard drive back. I even asked him if I should. For those of you wondering it was a 250 gig hard drive this time, not sure if it really is a better model but it’s working perfectly. I fail to see how they shipped it to this many people when it doesn’t work with nForce3-4 chipsets. I’m not the only that is having this problem either. I’ve noticed a few people finding this blog entry by googleing issues they are having with Maxtor hard drives and nForce3 chipsets.

]]> By: eric http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-141 eric Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:09:25 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-141 Congrats you are now a criminal. Congrats you are now a criminal.

]]> By: Rub3X http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-66 Rub3X Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:44 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-66 They ask for a serial # of the hard drive when you call which is on the label. I assume that is all the proof they need you purchased it. By that serial number I believe they can tell if Maxtor donated that hard drive to charity or was sold at a store etc. I had no receipt or anything like that, nor did they ask for it. They ask for a serial # of the hard drive when you call which is on the label. I assume that is all the proof they need you purchased it. By that serial number I believe they can tell if Maxtor donated that hard drive to charity or was sold at a store etc. I had no receipt or anything like that, nor did they ask for it.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-64 Jesse Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:01:52 +0000 http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/24/how-i-for-a-free-hard-drive-from-maxtor/#comment-64 Did you have to give any kind of proof of purchase for the already bought HDD? Cause that's pretty cool, free hard drive. Did you have to give any kind of proof of purchase for the already bought HDD? Cause that’s pretty cool, free hard drive.

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