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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dave Morgan wrote: > 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 My last PSU died on me during a power outage( 2 / 3 weeks ago), we had two / three, it didn't wake up after the 2nd. time before that I had upgraded something (video card I think) and the PSU started getting warm so that one eventually died, I think that system drew too much power, but it was happy to have a new PSU, it was over a long period though. I do agree however that for servers you need something really reliable,. Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Ubuntu 9.10 is out : Visit www.ubuntu.com for details DCGLUG MEETINGS - Details on www.dcglug.org.uk/drupal6, - please click on Group meetings link on right hand side Aged 11 - 19 then dfey may be for you, please goto http://www.dfey.org for more details -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkthlRkACgkQaggq1k2FJq0RzgCgkaHyfvbeL6HuOaMx4tlJjSkq 100Amwa5jOk3WdIncSEm80JXyKaJVn+e =Nydu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html