Hi Keith several harddisk manufacturers agree on that point I would have to make a research for that document. But you should easily find some information on that over the internet. IBM said it for there own IDE Deskstar series. I have read it in several trustworthy computer magazines and have my own experience.
It is meant *for constant* use, IDE drives also usually have a smaller MTBF than server harddisks, so they fail more often. This is not a surprise and one of the reasons for the huge price difference. But then, everybody has a recent backup, agreed ;-) Markus >>To reiterate (and for clarification) IBM says their IDE drives are NOT >>suitable for 24 hour service? Where did they say that?
