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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!metro.atlanta.com!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Big Disk under FreeBSD???? References: <43fdrk$o6l@titan.ci.ua.pt> <43j6cf$jmr@sidhe.hsc-sec.fr> <43l8eq$71j@tzlink.j51.com> Organization: Mordor International Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 04:42:17 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Message-ID: <DF8nqH.Fyu@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 25 Louis Epstein (lepslog@j51.com) wrote: : Ollivier Robert (roberto@keltia.freenix.fr) wrote: : : In article <43fdrk$o6l@titan.ci.ua.pt>, : : Fernando Cozinheiro <Fernando.Cozinheiro@ci.ua.pt> wrote: : : > : : > - Does anyone installed already any Micropolis disk with this capacity? : : : The problem is more on the 9 GB drive itself. I have some bad stories about : : the new Micropolis disks. In 6 months, at least 5 Micropolis died at some : : friends' sites. Be sure that it will be cooled enough. Heat is a serious : : problem with all the 7200 rpm drives. : : I know Seagate also makes 9GB drives,and I believe my system vendor for my : forthcoming ISP servers wants the Seagate instead...any similar problem : reports for it?? The original Barracudas were notoriously prolific heat producers. The newer low profile models seem to be about average in terms of heat generation. We use 12550N's and 32550N's here and haven't had any failures (in 2 years), but we do keep them in WELL ventilated external enclosures. Regards, Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451