<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hmmm... I am aware of the high load count values on these drives.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Does anyone have actual data showing a correlation between a high load count and early drive failure?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Or, is this just folks panicking about a "high" number reported on their drives?<br></span></div><div><br></div><div>Yes, I realise this is a mechanical device, less work should mean longer life, but is there proof that this load count causes early failures?<br></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Craig</span><br> </div> </div></body></html>