Here is a link to an article I dug up after hearing (once again) about IBM Deskstar drive issues:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22deskstar+problem%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=arlf3e%241ge6%241%40rook.le.ac.uk&rnum=2 ...it's basically about proper airflow and cooling. From a vendor/tech I know in Sydney, the same basic information flows - he suggests making sure the drives are separated and allowed clear flow around them. IBM's statements about the testing running only 11hrs per day was strange in itself - but there are cases where they are left running 24x7 and not having a problem. This mate installed them in an external housing originally meant for four drives - but they were the only two in there - along with another fan. -- kuhn media australia - kma.0catch.com ------------------------------------- stephen & katherine kuhn -PC/Mac/Linux/Consulting/eMarketing- * linux user: 267497 * rh 7.3+ * ------------------------------------ The Commandments of the EE: (1) Beware of lightning that lurketh in an uncharged condenser lest it cause thee to bounce upon thy buttocks in a most embarrassing manner. (2) Cause thou the switch that supplieth large quantities of juice to be opened and thusly tagged, that thy days may be long in this earthly vale of tears. (3) Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth, and upon which the worketh, are grounded and thusly tagged lest they lift thee to a radio frequency potential and causeth thee to make like a radiator too. (4) Tarry thou not amongst these fools that engage in intentional shocks for they are not long for this world and are surely unbelievers.
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