Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 01:20:13 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: K Anderson <freebsduser@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stored hard drive failure? Message-ID: <2926BCC8-0AF2-483E-BDB1-CF2E30EC4558@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <000301c5c97c$5b735560$0c64a8c0@opteron> References: <000301c5c97c$5b735560$0c64a8c0@opteron>
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On Oct 5, 2005, at 1:13 AM, K Anderson wrote: > Hey folks, > > I thought a saw a thread on something like this but I can't seem to > find it > so I figure I might as well ask and see what turns up. > > The scenario: > I use a hard drive to mirror my main hard drive. I then pull the > alternate > hard drive off the system and store it for later use should the > primary > drive fail, or the system as a whole fails. > > How long can the hard drive sit on the shelf before some sort of > natural > cause that prevents it from spinning up properly? How long are you storing them for? I would think that the data on the disk would quickly become out of date and stale before any physical issues would arise. --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net
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