From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 5 18:55:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4FA716A420 for ; Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:55:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsduser@comcast.net) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.202.64]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F1B943D46 for ; Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:55:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsduser@comcast.net) Received: from opteron (c-67-171-212-242.hsd1.or.comcast.net[67.171.212.242]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005100518550401300bguc8e>; Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:55:05 +0000 Message-ID: <002401c5c9de$4c7f9700$0c64a8c0@opteron> From: "K Anderson" To: "Gary W. Swearingen" References: <000301c5c97c$5b735560$0c64a8c0@opteron><2926BCC8-0AF2-483E-BDB1-CF2E30EC4558@shire.net><001f01c5c980$a3030c50$0c64a8c0@opteron><17219.34877.306826.523289@szamoca.krvarr.bc.ca><003101c5c984$362cf830$0c64a8c0@opteron> <7w4q7wx7h3.q7w@mail.opusnet.com> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:30:47 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stored hard drive failure? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:55:06 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary W. Swearingen" To: "K Anderson" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: Re: Stored hard drive failure? > If you're really serious (to borrow a phrase), you'll do backup to > several different media and maybe different formats. With RAID or > backup to an always-powered second HDD, you can loose all of your > disks if the case power supply or MB fails in certain ways. (I know > someone who lost a disk when the MB failed.) Or if someone steals > your computer or in a fire. With removable HDD, you risk physical > damage either from lack of use or shock. > > FYI, I kept a 45 GB IBM and a 80 GB Seagate drive in a outside storage > shed which got hot, cold, and damp for 10 months and they work fine. > I guess I've been lucky because I've had only one failure from about > 15 lightly-used disks and have occasionally reused 5- to 10-year-old > disks for short durations after years on the shelf. Good feedback, thanks. Yep, best laid plans can go off the beaten path. ~Mr. Anderson