Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 20:15:10 +0100 (MET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger, MCSNet) Cc: babkin@hq.icb.chel.su, rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com, pete@RockyMountain.rahul.net, Peter.Delaney@eng.sun.com, jbryant@argus.iadfw.net.hq.icb.chel.su, fnf@amigalib.com, bardhan@corp.megatest.com, hackers@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, karl@mcs.net Subject: Re: 4GB Seagate Barracuda (Hawk Replacement) goes nuts after a while Message-ID: <199512271915.UAA00941@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <m0tUvuW-000IDUC@venus.mcs.com> from "Karl Denninger, MCSNet" at Dec 27, 95 07:28:52 am
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> > purchased independently. Seagate is a good example. We have a couple > > of Seagate 1G Hawks in ICLs and they are working very stable. > > DEC uses Seagate Barracuda as their RZ-29 disks and they work stable too. > > But when we purchased two Hawks directly from a Seagate dealers we had > > lots of troubles with them. We had like problems with Micropolis. > > It looks like computer manufacturers do some additional testing and/or > > low-level formatting or HDD manufacturers divide their disks by > > cathegories using some tests. > > > > -SB > > No, the issue is elsewhere. > > Look to handling. Many distributors and resellers abuse the drives when > stocking them or otherwise handling them in the course of retailing. > > Shock will cause drives to fail -- and not always immediately. Anything > which damages or nicks the media, even slightly, will eventually result in > drive failure. > > Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity I have to disagree with Karl. I work for DEC in the Storage Business Unit and I know that before the RZxx drives from Seagate became RZxx products there has been a _LOT_ of testing and qualification. And also firmware revisions.. So, there are differences apart from handling issues. Bad handling is of course a known problem in the HD area but there is more to it Wilko _ __________________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem - The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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