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Re: [LUG] Bah! Disks! Bah!

 

On 28/01/2010, Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It doesn't bode well for low-end servers running 24x7. This is in an air
> conditioned server room too - all fans going OK, disk temperatures stable,
> etc.
>
> Maybe there's a case for drives from different manufacturers in the
> same server now... Anyone do this as a matter of course?
>
> Gordon
>
most of the disk failures in our office happened overnight, during the winter
(I used to run the a/c at 19 degrees). I have since turned the temp up
to 23 and
no disk problems since - but 5 motherboard failures on my IBM
workstations due to blown electrolyics around the CPU (all went in an
18 month period at between 3.5 and 5 years old)!

Dave
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