Todd Gruhn <[email protected]> writes: > Western Digital WD2500AAJS 250 GB Caviar Blue Hard Drive > > It was used, and made in 2010. How long do these drives work? > > SCSI drives only lasted for about 5yr to 7ys -- but that was 20yr ago...
Depending on who made the drive, I have run SATA drives for 15+ years nearly 24x7. As someone else mentioned, run a complete SMART test on it and see what it says. I have also purchased used drives, mostly enterprise pulls from stuff like decomm'ed Netapp appliances, and have had very few problems with them if the drive is from a good quality line. -- Brad Spencer - [email protected] - KC8VKS - http://anduin.eldar.org
