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I bought a new hard drive from WD brand which has a model of WD5000LPCX-22VHAT0 and has less current consumption of 15mA from my older one. Half way when I installed OS, it's suddenly freeze and the hard drive inside heated beyond desirable point. I started to manually shut-down the pc and when I turned on the hard drive are nowhere to be detected. My old HHD brand was Hitachi 5K320-160. Do I need to stick from the old manufacturer brand which is Hitachi?
 
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Boogieman_WD

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Hey there.

Sorry to hear about the problems you're having with your HDD.

I'd recommend that you try that HDD with a different computer by connecting it either externally or internally, just to check if the same thing happens and to test it with DLG, by running both test - Quick and Extended: How to test a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows. Let me know how it goes.
Basically you might have had the bad luck to stumble upon a faulty unit, but that's basically a chance everyone takes every time we buy a piece of electronic equipment. I know that doesn't make it better, but unfortunately it happens sometimes.

Let me know what happens with the tests. If the drive is faulty, you should be able to RMA it by either contacting the vendor you got it from or via our website if it's under warranty. WD Support Portal.

As for your question, you should go with whichever drive fits your needs and budget best.

Boogieman_WD
 
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