Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:48:57 +0100 From: Andy Cowan <andyc@waverider.net.uk> To: Maartje van der Heide <maartje@simplex.nl>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Micropolis 3243 7200 rpm in a newsmachine? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970414134856.00829500@waverider.net.uk>
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At 12:04 14/04/97 +0200, Maartje van der Heide wrote: >Now, is this just bad luck, since we had the micropolis harddisks >working for one and half year without a single problem? >The rotational speed is 7200 rpm, is it too much for a newsmachine >(will it heat up too much) ? Or will there be no problem when I >buy a separate box to hold (and cool) the disks? > We had three of the Microps fail with 12 months of having them (in our newsserver). Same symptoms, grinding noise, suspected failed bearings. Microp took them back without a fuss, implying to me that the problem was known. Switched to Conners, haven't had any problem since :-) Andy Andy Cowan Tel: 01564 795888 Technical Director Fax: 01564 795177 Wave Rider Internet plc http://www.waverider.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------
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