Two Hardrive Failures in Two Weeks: Help Needed

[Corrode]

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Thanks in advance for any help.

About a month ago I had a hard drive fail. 640GB WD 5400.

Get a replacement. Restore from Time Machine.

Two weeks later, my computer starts freezing, won't boot to login screen. I try to repair the disk. No dice. Can't be repaired.

So I clean install and use time machine to restore everything except applications. I manually reinstall those myself.

One week later, computer starts to stall again! Try to repair disk. No dice again.

WTF is wrong? Is it my hard drive again? It was just replaced. Please advise as I don't want to go through the pain of reinstalling everything only to have it fail again. Any help is appreciated below are some of the errors that came up while attempting to repair the hard drive.

Invalid sibling link
Invlaid node structure
Invalid record count
Missing thread record 
Incorrect number if thread records
Incorrect number if file hard links
Invalid directory item count
Invalid
Volume directory count
Invalid file volume count
Incorrect number of extended attributed
Volume bitmap needs minor repair
Invalid volume free block count
Volume header needs minor repair
Orphaned file inode
Next ID I'm a hard link chain is incorrect
The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired. 

 

[AlphaDogg]

It sounds like the disks were defective.

Another possibility: aren't these drives the ones that need HDAPM applied to them? If so, you should try to get another replacement and apple HDAPM. Then see how you fare.

 

[Corrode]

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There is no clicking or other noises associated with the drive so I don't think HDAPM is the answer. Anyone else have any other suggestions/opinions?

Could I really have two faulty drives?

 

[snaky69]

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There is no clicking or other noises associated with the drive so I don't think HDAPM is the answer. Anyone else have any other suggestions/opinions?

Could I really have two faulty drives?

They build so many these days, QC has gone down the drain, it's entirely possible.

 

[Bill Gates]

How are you handling the drives? Are you taking precautions against ESD?

 

[Corrode]

How are you handling the drives? Are you taking precautions against ESD?

Um, I think I'm handling them okay. I store them in their little anti-static bags but beyond that I don't really handle them.

I've recently (past month or so) noticed that I get a shock from my lappy when I first touch it after leaving my desk.

I almost always touch the file cabinet first, though, to prevent this.

What else can I do to prevent ESD?

 

[Bill Gates]

Um, I think I'm handling them okay. I store them in their little anti-static bags but beyond that I don't really handle them.

I've recently (past month or so) noticed that I get a shock from my lappy when I first touch it after leaving my desk.

I almost always touch the file cabinet first, though, to prevent this.

What else can I do to prevent ESD?

You shouldn't need to worry about ESD when handling your computer itself. When handling a hard drive during installation and/or removal, ground yourself by touching a grounded piece of metal before touching the drive, and then only handle the drive by touching the sides. Don't touch the underside of the drive if you can help it. You don't need to feel a shock in order to cause ESD damage.