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Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine

From philo <philo@privacy.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine
Date 2016-03-25 05:26 -0500
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On 03/24/2016 09:47 PM, Dave wrote:

>
> I have a drive giving a couple of SMART errors, I've moved everything
> important off of it but it can stay for now. It was pressed into service as
> the only one I had to hand at the time of building that system so I don't
> know its full service history. In general, when in use my drives all stay up
> 24/7 barring powercuts or the occasional exceptional deliberate power down.
> I have probably averaged losing one a year over the past 30 years, thinking
> of the big pile of defunct drives I smashed up a couple of years ago.
>



Any drive with a SMART error should be backed up and replaced /at once/

Sure, it might last a few more months but just as likely it could be 
dead tomorrow...why risk it?

BTW; My new WD Black drive arrived earlier this week and I cloned my old 
drive and keep it as a backup. My upgrade from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04 
went well. (Two minor, but easily fixed glitches.) Works extremely 
well...and the upgrade kept all my former settings.

When I opened up my machine I had a look at the 2nd HD which still has 
XP ..and noticed it is also a WD Black.


As far as leaving my machine on 24/7 , I'm against the idea...I just 
hibernate and can be back up and running in five seconds

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Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-18 18:27 +0000
  Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-18 14:03 -0500
    Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 10:05 +0000
      Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 07:02 -0500
        Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Peter Chant <pete@petezilla.co.uk> - 2016-03-19 14:40 +0000
          Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-19 12:19 -0500
          Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-19 22:19 +0000
            Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-03-20 03:35 +0000
              Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Scott Hemphill <hemphill@hemphills.net> - 2016-03-20 09:31 -0400
            Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Dave <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2016-03-24 19:47 -0700
              Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-25 05:26 -0500
  Re: Which hard drive for raid1 for 24x7 machine Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2016-03-18 19:39 +0000

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