*BSD News Article 51939


Return to BSD News archive

Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!news.nic.surfnet.nl!sun4nl!news.iaf.nl!iafnl.iaf.nl!yedi!wilko
From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: Big Disk under FreeBSD????
Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands CSgg DJOhttp Mail News Pictures auto bin cd_link cds correspond datab doc dos etiket folklore fractals freebsd htdocs html humor jubileum machines mail stor vll The Deamon is Free *
Message-ID: <DF9q6y.1AG@yedi.iaf.nl>
References: <43fdrk$o6l@titan.ci.ua.pt> <43j6cf$jmr@sidhe.hsc-sec.fr> <DF5nvH.n4H@kraken.aldhfn.org>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 18:32:57 GMT
Lines: 25

ciaran@aldhfn.org (ciaran) writes:

>Ollivier Robert (roberto@keltia.freenix.fr) wrote:

>: 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. 

>	It's not just the 7200 rpm drives that have the problem. The 5400
>rpm ones have the same problem. We've replaced a small 1.2 gig drive that
>died from the heat and have a 2.8 acting up with heat problems. We eneded
>up mounting a third fan in the box so that it blows directly on/over the
>2.8 gig drive to try and keep it going.

>	I wouldn't recommend a Micropolis to anyone for any reason at this
>point in time. They are too prone to heat failure.

>Skip

Exactly the same remark applies to Seagates, especially the 7200 rpm
Barracudas. You just have to cool your drives to stay within spec.
Almost every PC case is in trouble!

Wilko