Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 09:22:19 +0200 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: Doug@gorean.org Cc: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP + fxp0 wierdness Message-ID: <52601.940144939@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 16 Oct 1999 21:08:40 -0700" References: <38094BC8.B4040C5C@gorean.org>
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> Heh... well I've already enabled flags 0xb0ff, which has improved things > somewhat, but our hardware vendor slipped in some IBM DeskStar drives on > us, and they've been no end of trouble. Note that IBM Deskstar drives are very good performers for desktop use (and highly respected), but they are not meant for heavy duty server use. They are *known* to spin down once every 24 hours or so for some kind of head cleaning, and this could certainly be a problem for 24x7 service. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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