I use "standard" Hitachi drives in all my Soekrisses and i have never experienced problems with any of them running 24/7. Also i don't believe in this 24/7 and non-24/7 rated drive stuff, other than some older 3.5" IBM drives i've never seen drives prematurely die while being used "out of spec" 24/7. If it's half the price we're talking about i'd safe myself the money, but that's just me..
Chris Babcock wrote: > Pieter Verberne wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> >From Soekris Wiki: >> net5501 supports PATA or SATA (this is connected by a bridge to PATA; >> you can't use both ports and a CF; it is possible to use one PATA and >> one SATA drive together with a workaround). >> >> Uhmm.. So if I connect a SATA harddrive I get something like this?: >> SataHD -> SATA port > SATA2PATA-bridge > Soekris-device >> ..right? >> >> > Yes > > >> Does this mean I won't get better preformance when I use SATA instead of >> PATA? >> >> > From a pure performance perspective, any single 2.5in drive you would > install is going to be unable to saturate either the PATA or SATA > controller interface on a Soekris. > > However, I have always had better experience with SATA interfaces. The > cables are far more durable. They are also much easier to work with and > restrict airflow less. Moreover, some newer drives are now coming > exclusively with SATA interfaces, so you may be required to use SATA if > you drive of choice is made that way. > > So, I would recommend using a SATA drive over a PATA drive if you have a > choice, but not for performance reasons. > > Also, keep in mind that while there is a price difference between > consumer SATA and consumer PATA that difference is quite small. The > price difference between a consumer rated drive and a drive rated for > 24x7 use is usually quite large. > > For example, I can get a Seagate ST9160823ASG (160GB) for about $120 > pretty easily. This is a consumer rated drive, if you run this 24x7 > don't be surprised if it dies prematurely. If you put serious load on > it (like say a mail or file server), you can EXPECT it to die pretty > quickly. On the other hand, we use Fujitsu MHY2160BS (also, 160GB) > drives in some of our Soekris units. These drives usually go for about > $250. Yes, drives that are really rated for 24x7 use with real load are > over twice the price. > > >> So my question: Should I buy a PATA or a SATA harddrive? I think SATA is >> a bit more expensive. I want +/- 160GB space, it should be durable and >> 24/7 on. (Do 'PATA 7200 rpm hard drives' actually exist?) >> >> Pieter Verberne >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
