A 2004 80GB IDE drive is still running in a home server
r/homelabJun 23, 2026 · 20d ago
An 80GB Maxtor IDE from 2004 is still working in . It has survived at least six full computer upgrades and continues to run. The storage size is tiny by today’s s, but this example shows that some old drives can last far longer than expected.
Key points
An 80GB Maxtor IDE from 2004 is still in use.
The drive is being used with .
It has gone through at least six full computer upgrades.
Old drives may keep working, but they should not be trusted with important data alone.