On Jan 5, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Hunter Fuller wrote:
> > 2009/1/4 Charles Davis <[email protected]>: >> BUT ---- Data is written on all of the #1 cylinders (tracks on the >> disk), then writing moves to 'Cylinder #2', then Cylinder >> #3,......... > > This is wrong. On an 80 GiB disk, for instance, if I make two 40 GiB > partitions, and save a file to the second, it gets written just after > the middle of the disk. Yup!!! You are right!!! FOR A SINGLE PLATTER, HD otherwise your wrong. The graphic representation you look at may seem to say that, but that ain't what is happening in real life. > >> >>> - so one's best security is to perhaps partition exactly to each >>> disc? >> So Partitions do NOT correspond to 'disks' (platter) > > Therefore this is also incorrect. See above. > >>> >>> I didn't exactly buy the most expensive unit out there - so some >>> attention to possible HD falure would seem prudent. >> >> Not a bad thought. Sometimes 'Paranoia' does have its usefulness. >> This is why you keep hearing "MAKE BACKUPS". > > Make backups, no matter how much you trust the drive. As soon as you > trust it, it will fail. > That's my advice. Right! Hard Disk Drives are Mechanical Devices, they have a measurable life before failure. Don't let yourself be caught by Murphy!! > >>> >>> (In case it matters - at the bottom of the following URL are specs >>> on my particular new HD >>> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/ >>> NPFW7500GB/) >>> thanks, Del >> >> HTH Chuck D. >> >> >>> >> > > > > -- > -hackmiester Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
