On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 17:26 -0500, James Knott wrote: > jdd wrote: > > James Knott wrote: > > > >> however disk drives are > >> mechanical devices and thus more likely to fail. > > > > I have had at least as many ram failure than hard drive > > > > with swap, you are vulnerable to both together... > > > > jdd > > > > > The only computer I have with RAID also has error correcting memory, as > many servers use. Also, back in the days when I was a computer tech, > servicing mini-computers, hard drive failures were far more frequent > than memory.
mem, mobo's and cpu's are most likely to suffer from ESD (and heath) The effects will show up sometimes at late as in several years. I found out that most shops haven;t got a faintest clue what ESD is. Drives will suffer not only from ESD and heath but also from wear, G-forces. So if you obtain your system from proper qualified supplier, that takes precautions and test the componentes before using them, or take those precautions yourself. chances that you suffer from mem problems is often smaller than HDD problems. Note, I assume you treat your components well, playing with overclocking, wrong ras/cas timing, overheated north-bridge can also cause "funny effects". Output of the powersupply has to meet more stricter demands, as mem and cpu are using still lower voltages these days. A spike of 0.1 volt did do anything some years ago, but can corrupt the content of your DDR today. hw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
