RIP my thumbdrive + warranty?

belikethat · 10th Jun 2008, 01:11 AM

first of all.. RIP my 1gb mini pendrive.. it took a fall and now it's not working

. but it went alive to do it last bidding.. i quickly backup via copy paste the drive.. and it went dead again

so i was wondering any1 send their thumbdrive for warranty before? coz mine is still under 5 years from Pendrive

.. funny thing is i dropped the thumbdrive from around 1m(from my jeans).. i swear i dropped it high than 1m and it was still fine

"THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT IS
WITHOUT WARRANTY, CONDITION, OR LIABILITY EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT OR LOSS IS DUE TO
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT"

PenDrive - Warranty Information & Warranty FAQ

ok what does it really means..? does it cover fall

Midicow · 10th Jun 2008, 02:23 AM

Try returning it.. just say it stopped functioning and as long as you're in the 5 years you'll be fine.

Mac Daddy · 10th Jun 2008, 05:16 AM

I agree with Midicow drops will not be covered under warranty but will they be able to tell ? Is it cracked or physically damaged ?

mikegas · 10th Jun 2008, 05:18 PM

uh oooh .. maybe it has mechanical parts.. that why is not functioning.. maybe the read head got smack to the transistor..
....
....
ooh wait is an SSD ..

Mac Daddy · 10th Jun 2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegas

uh oooh .. maybe it has mechanical parts.. that why is not functioning.. maybe the read head got smack to the transistor..
....
....
ooh wait is an SSD ..

LOL .... To be honest remotes for car starters and alarms are mostly SSD as well but you wouldn't believe what people try and return. Remotes stepped on or driven over, full of corrosion because they went through the washing machine.

If the case for belikethat's thumbdrive is chipped, cracked or damaged I doubt the manufacturer will honour warranty even though it has no mechanical parts ....

belikethat · 10th Jun 2008, 09:32 PM

it's kinda loose.. i can move the head part up and down alittle, that all

Zenphic · 10th Jun 2008, 11:54 PM

Thumbdrives are pretty fragile as far as I know.
One of mine just stop working, or would work then all the data would be erased a day later. No idea how that happened.

Chai · 11th Jun 2008, 12:43 AM

Many would store data in a thumbdrive not knowing how unreliable they can be. I've never own a thumb drive in my life!

Dashken · 11th Jun 2008, 03:00 AM

I have 4 thumbdrives... or 5. Anyway, never store important data on a thumbdrive. Most of the time, I used it to transfer data between PCs, from one with Internet to development station or vice versa or from those to test units. So, they are just my middlemen.

Ohh... and of course I used them to flash BIOS, but I always copied the ROMs to my laptop first in case I lost the thumbdrive. Recently, I lost a thumbdrive and also the HDD in my HDD enclosure went dead after I dropped it from about 25cm high. It was ok for a while and I didn't backup. The next day, it's dead.

Regarding warranty, my thumbdrive went dead once when it was still under warranty. I got a new one through RMA coz the model that I bought EOL already.

Adrian Wong · 11th Jun 2008, 03:25 AM

Well, I would rate flash drives as many, many times more reliable than what they are replacing - floppy disks and CDs. God knows how many dead and malfunctioning floppy disks and CDs I have.

As for their reliability, all of my flash drives are still running fine, even the oldest one - a 256MB Kingston flash drive. Of course, I really take care of my stuff!

10th Jun 2008, 01:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
belikethat Active Join Date: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 502 Reputation: 58 Rep Power: 3	RIP my thumbdrive + warranty? first of all.. RIP my 1gb mini pendrive.. it took a fall and now it's not working . but it went alive to do it last bidding.. i quickly backup via copy paste the drive.. and it went dead again so i was wondering any1 send their thumbdrive for warranty before? coz mine is still under 5 years from Pendrive .. funny thing is i dropped the thumbdrive from around 1m(from my jeans).. i swear i dropped it high than 1m and it was still fine "THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT IS WITHOUT WARRANTY, CONDITION, OR LIABILITY EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT OR LOSS IS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT" PenDrive - Warranty Information & Warranty FAQ ok what does it really means..? does it cover fall __________________ Control Panel Settings & Options Edit Signature Last edited by belikethat : 10th Jun 2008 at 01:12 AM. Reason: typo

10th Jun 2008, 02:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Midicow Just Started Join Date: 4 May 2008 Posts: 59 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Try returning it.. just say it stopped functioning and as long as you're in the 5 years you'll be fine. __________________

10th Jun 2008, 05:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,048 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 12	I agree with Midicow drops will not be covered under warranty but will they be able to tell ? Is it cracked or physically damaged ? __________________

10th Jun 2008, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
belikethat Active Join Date: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 502 Reputation: 58 Rep Power: 3	it's kinda loose.. i can move the head part up and down alittle, that all __________________ Control Panel Settings & Options Edit Signature

11th Jun 2008, 12:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,760 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	Many would store data in a thumbdrive not knowing how unreliable they can be. I've never own a thumb drive in my life! __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Jun 2008, 05:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 348 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 3	uh oooh .. maybe it has mechanical parts.. that why is not functioning.. maybe the read head got smack to the transistor.. .... .... ooh wait is an SSD ..

10th Jun 2008, 11:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 961 Reputation: 331 Rep Power: 6	Thumbdrives are pretty fragile as far as I know. One of mine just stop working, or would work then all the data would be erased a day later. No idea how that happened.

11th Jun 2008, 03:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,763 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	I have 4 thumbdrives... or 5. Anyway, never store important data on a thumbdrive. Most of the time, I used it to transfer data between PCs, from one with Internet to development station or vice versa or from those to test units. So, they are just my middlemen. Ohh... and of course I used them to flash BIOS, but I always copied the ROMs to my laptop first in case I lost the thumbdrive. Recently, I lost a thumbdrive and also the HDD in my HDD enclosure went dead after I dropped it from about 25cm high. It was ok for a while and I didn't backup. The next day, it's dead. Regarding warranty, my thumbdrive went dead once when it was still under warranty. I got a new one through RMA coz the model that I bought EOL already. __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings Last edited by Dashken : 11th Jun 2008 at 03:06 AM.

11th Jun 2008, 03:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,146 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	Well, I would rate flash drives as many, many times more reliable than what they are replacing - floppy disks and CDs. God knows how many dead and malfunctioning floppy disks and CDs I have. As for their reliability, all of my flash drives are still running fine, even the oldest one - a 256MB Kingston flash drive. Of course, I really take care of my stuff! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs