Platters were Al with something sprayed on (Co and Pt)? Did that get changed? Heat Al, and it gets bigger. [of course, if temperature does not go up (hot), then platters dont wider]
# sorry -- brain is still broken... On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 3:44 AM Niels Dettenbach <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know from many real-world examples that such drives can very probably still > work without any error even if runned 24/7/365 - especially in untouched / > non-moved and climatized servermachines. > > But quality (go defect rates) - even within same model no - seems > significantly depend from fabrication… > > > niels. > > — > Niels Dettenbach > https://www.syndicat.com > https://www.syndicat.com/pub_key.asc > > > Am 12.11.2022 um 04:04 schrieb Brad Spencer <[email protected]>: > > > > 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
