On Wednesday 24 July 2002 00:13, dfox wrote:
>> As for the new IBMs, I'll try them when they take down that advisory
>> about not running 24/7. Til then, they are welcome to their
>> technological innovations without me.
>
>Does that advisory just recommend against leaving them on full time
>or are they expecting 80-90% actual use (as in head movement, drive
>light on) during that 24/7? I run my 30 G Destkstar 24/7 and it
>actually doesn't just sit idle - it does some work for news/mail and
>other stuff, but may be idle (i.e., just spinning) for some lengths
>of time.
I think it meant the diskdrives die soon if they are in a power-on state
for more than eight hours a day. That is what I have heard at least,
and many people are having Dead GXPs, so I will stick to Maxtor for
now I think. Or go SCSI...
-Chuck
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