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Re: [LUG] Bah! Disks! Bah!
Allegedly your cpu needs to be cool, but your hard disks live longer if they're "warm" - whatever that temperature is.
On Jan 28, 2010 4:28pm, Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Julian Hall wrote:
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> There is a recently published Google study of their disk failure modes, and they found that running them hot was better for them in the long-run...
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> I know that one data robot storage company do this too with a speed/temperature controlled fan..
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> Gordon
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> Would it be true to say that consistency of temperature is more important than actual - within reason of course? I'm thinking of the varying conditions producing more wear on all components as they constantly adjust.
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> It doesn't appear to be.
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> http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf
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> is the report.
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> I've just re-read the temp. section. More disks at 30C fail than disks higher (or lower). My failling disks:
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> /dev/sda: WDC WD6400AAKS-00A7B0: 37°C
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> /dev/sdb: WDC WD6400AAKS-00A7B0: 37°C
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> Gordon--
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