Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:05:08 +0200 (MEST) From: Søren Schmidt <sos@FreeBSD.ORG> To: toor@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, shocking@prth.pgs.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Narrow SCSI controllers, and using WIDE drives with them Message-ID: <199804200705.JAA01103@sos.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <199804200611.BAA00769@dyson.iquest.net> from "John S. Dyson" at "Apr 20, 98 01:11:01 am"
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In reply to John S. Dyson who wrote:
> >
> > Even without the "ultra" word, if you only have a single disk, and the
> > machine is a workstation, and you don't plan on swapping heavily, IDE
> > is very effective.
> >
> Another caveat (and I am IDE addict, due to cost), is that IDE drives
> often seem to have infant mortality problems. I like IDE, but have also
> lost about 1/4 of the drives that I have bought due to early failures.
>
> Suggestion: do not trust your drive until you have used it for awhile.
I can second that one!!
Also I have had very bad DOA rates with Quantum disks, but those that
work, seems quite reliable...
It seems that if the drive survives the first 2-3 weeks of abuse
then its virutally impossible to kill :)
I have a Maxtor DiamondMax that has been dropped, overheated and
what not several times, and it still works like a charm :)
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Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team
Even more code to hack -- will it ever end
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