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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 -- http://www.morgad.co.uk/index.html DP: http://www.pgdp.net NTP: http://www.pool.ntp.org L&B: http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk -- 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