Don't get disk with serial nr in sequence

Icekimo · 11-12-03, 06:04 AM

My 2 disks (of 4 disks) on raid 5 crashed in one night.
If possible get from different manufactores.

aftermath · 11-12-03, 07:04 AM

know what u mean but i had a few ibm die over about a year. i had 2 wd and 2 ibm now just use 4 wd

dartor · 11-13-03, 03:21 PM

I've heard this before. Usually recommended if you run RAID arrays or other large harddrive pools.

If you were to get drives from the same batch(say 1 and 2), if there is a flaw in one there is likely to be flaws in the other.

You just take your chances. The joys of technology.

Rav · 11-13-03, 07:50 PM

Thats scary, and good advice. I was planning to build a 4-disk RAID5 with Maxtor drives in the near future, and would have probably bought them all at once. Thanks for the info.

-Rav

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Icekimo Registered Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nuussuaq, Greenland	Don't get disk with serial nr in sequence My 2 disks (of 4 disks) on raid 5 crashed in one night. If possible get from different manufactores.
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aftermath Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Big Brother Nation	know what u mean but i had a few ibm die over about a year. i had 2 wd and 2 ibm now just use 4 wd __________________ Folding helps find cures --> fold! team32! visit Team32's folding forum Dont use folding as a stress test! Use this and then FOLD member of F_T_W_L sub team
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dartor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada, currently serving 5 year work detail in Tx	I've heard this before. Usually recommended if you run RAID arrays or other large harddrive pools. If you were to get drives from the same batch(say 1 and 2), if there is a flaw in one there is likely to be flaws in the other. You just take your chances. The joys of technology. __________________ P.S Don't ever buy optical cable from name-brand stores. 30 bucks for a 6 footer. Ha 20 bucks for a 25 footer online. __________________ I am a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I am perfect.
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Rav Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Philthadelphia	Thats scary, and good advice. I was planning to build a 4-disk RAID5 with Maxtor drives in the near future, and would have probably bought them all at once. Thanks for the info. -Rav __________________ + Intel i860, i760, i530 + I kill threads like a mass-murderer
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