-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chris Kloiber wrote:
>I can't say with authority that it's true, but I heard that the worst >thing you can do to hard drives is turn them off and on often. Most of >the wear and tear occuring during spin up and spin down, before the disk >reaches the correct velocity, and the bearings reach operating >temperature. I think there's room for debate there, and I'd certainly like to see statistics too. It is true that solid state components are happier in a stable environment at a constant temperature, but when you're dealing with moving parts, there are tradeoffs between the wear caused by temperature fluctuations and startup surges vs. the erosion of surfaces caused by friction in constant operation. I'd be interested in bench testing of MBTFs under various conditions for common components. - -d - -- David Talkington PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/0xCA4C11AD.pgp -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 iQA/AwUBPLSvC79BpdPKTBGtEQKnlACfb2bZs3abv4dJzdOk7cEfXnvOKsYAn1Ge OG6/3Qcj3xw0PxR8tZ73ljy2 =12GV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
