On 13/05/14 02:30, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 12 May 2014 15:10:56 +0000 (UTC) > Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > >> On 2014-05-12, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: >>> On Mon, 12 May 2014 01:43:16 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom >>> <hvw59...@care2.com> wrote: >>>> I have a 500GB Western Digital hard drive that I bought in 2012 >>>> but it has never been unpacked and has been sitting on the shelf >>>> all this time. How long can it be considered 'new'? Is it safe to >>>> use? >>> >>> 2 Years in the original packaging on a shelf, in averaged normal >>> conditions = as new and reliable, as a brand spanking new HDD >>> A brand spanking new HDD could fail like an used, very old HDD. >> >> Maybe he's got one of the "greens" that gets old fast (once very 8 >> seconds) if steps aren't taken. > > I have a WD green disk (3GB, IIRC) in my backup server. Could you please > elaborate on the steps, and in what ways it gets old quickly? > > This is actually pretty important because all my backup data is stored > there.
I fed a mouse to an intertube seer... could this be what Curt refers too? http://www.ngohq.com/news/19805-critical-design-flaw-found-in-wd-caviar-green-hdds.html > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance > > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5370fa13.6030...@gmail.com