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<blockquote data-quote="jbrough" data-source="post: 996360" data-attributes="member: 143357">I had I/O errors on a new hard drive I bought just over months ago - tried everything - reformatted 4 times - zeroed out the drive, used Super Duper to duplicate drive worked fine on external drive - but not on the new hard drive.Use the replacement warranty, and replaced the drive - everything works fine now.&nbsp; Some drives fail - I guess the general rule is most last 5 years plus, but if they are going to fail, they will do so in the first few months.Cut your losses - buy a new drive.&nbsp; Then buy an external drive and, like other uses have said &quot;BACK UP!&quot; every week!&nbsp; I cannot recommend Super Duper enough - the free version will do all you need to do - the paid version ($25 or so) is well worth it for regular backups.My general experience is though, if you are getting I/O errors even after reinstalling the OS - your drive is likely failing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jbrough, post: 996360, member: 143357"] I had I/O errors on a new hard drive I bought just over months ago - tried everything - reformatted 4 times - zeroed out the drive, used Super Duper to duplicate drive worked fine on external drive - but not on the new hard drive. Use the replacement warranty, and replaced the drive - everything works fine now. Some drives fail - I guess the general rule is most last 5 years plus, but if they are going to fail, they will do so in the first few months. Cut your losses - buy a new drive. Then buy an external drive and, like other uses have said "BACK UP!" every week! I cannot recommend Super Duper enough - the free version will do all you need to do - the paid version ($25 or so) is well worth it for regular backups. My general experience is though, if you are getting I/O errors even after reinstalling the OS - your drive is likely failing. [/QUOTE]

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