WOW! 15+ years? When did HDs live so long?
On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 10:04 PM Brad Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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
