From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 22:37:35 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A5FE16A4CE for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:37:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from FS.Denninger.Net (wsip-68-15-213-52.at.at.cox.net [68.15.213.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8EB643D55 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:37:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from karl@FS.Denninger.Net) Received: from fs.denninger.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by FS.Denninger.Net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with SMTP id j0KMbYAF039105 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:37:34 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from karl@FS.Denninger.Net) Received: from fs.denninger.net [127.0.0.1] by Spamblock-sys; Thu Jan 20 16:37:34 2005 Received: (from karl@localhost) by FS.Denninger.Net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id j0KMbYtF039101; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:37:34 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <20050120163734.B38962@Denninger.Net> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:37:34 -0600 From: Karl Denninger To: Darryl Okahata , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20050119213605.B26294@Denninger.Net> <200501201617.IAA07355@mina.soco.agilent.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <200501201617.IAA07355@mina.soco.agilent.com>; from Darryl Okahata on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 08:17:40AM -0800 Organization: Karl's Sushi and Packet Smashers X-Die-Spammers: Spammers cheerfully broiled for supper and served with ketchup! Subject: Re: Bad disk or kernel (ATA Driver) problem? - SOLVED X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:37:35 -0000 On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 08:17:40AM -0800, Darryl Okahata wrote: > Karl Denninger wrote: > > > These two are DiamondMax10s - let's hope that this doesn't apply to that > > line as well. > > Out of curiosity, why didn't you consider Seagate ? The recent > Maxtors that I have, if run 24x7, seem to die just after the warranty > expires (for me, just over a year). I'm now switching back to Seagate, > as they now have a nice 5-year warranty, but I don't have much > experience with these new drives. The Maxtors I'm getting have 3-year warranties. Seagate's have been getting very poor performance reviews of late..... ....of course a drive that pukes is worse than one that is slow! -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://www.spamcuda.net SPAM FREE mailboxes - FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind