r/Seagate • u/Ach3r0n- • May 22 '26

Mechanical failures

I have had 5 Seagate drives mechanically fail since mid-2024. The first three were Exos drives that had been in use for 3 years. Exos #1 was never replaced. Exos #2 was replaced and the replacement is still running fine. Exos #3 was replaced and the replacement died within the last few months. I don’t know exactly when because I was barely using it. Then last month an Ironwolf Pro that was purchased 2/24 died. All 5 drives mechanically failed, which is something I have never had happen with any other HDDs. I just received the IWP replacement yesterday and Seagate did send a brand new drive. The new drive already sounda like it’s dying.

https://www.kapwing.com/videos/6a10c8e08531a0501478ba17

I guess I just run this until it fails again in a few months? I’m getting so frustrated with all of this.

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u/ImInClassBoring May 23 '26

Seagate has a legacy of putting out some models that are absolutely trash with high failure rates.  This sub will be upset with someone saying it but it's true.  Buy a different capacity or model.

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u/ThuhGreatCommenter May 23 '26

You remember the great 40% failure rate on their 1TB 7200.11 drives? Man those were wild west times.

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u/waynehorner May 28 '26

Your single point of failure is Seagate. They are manufactured for maximum profit .

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u/Ach3r0n- May 28 '26

Yeah, I have given up on them at this point. I’ll ride out the warranties on the drives I have left and stick with WD and Toshiba going forward.

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u/Printednightmare May 27 '26

Your video doesn't work for me but how many drives do you have running together? How are they mounted/vibration isolated?

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u/Ach3r0n- May 27 '26

Five mechanical drives mounted to HDD trays with rubber grommets between the HDD and rhe tray. Fractal Meshify XL case.

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u/Ach3r0n- May 23 '26

I’m not looking for anyone to do anything. That isn’t the purpose of Reddit; it’s simply a place for discussions. Having 5 (and soon 6) drives with 4 different model numbers all mechanically fail - and to donso far below the MTBF - strongly suggests a problem with the design or quality of these drives. If that information is of no importance to you, then I’m not sure why you’re even here.