[mythtv-users] 2 TB Hard Drive Recommendations
raymond at wagnerrp.com
Mon Dec 6 17:58:51 UTC 2010
On 12/6/2010 09:40, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> If you buy *anything*, hard disks for a RAID, redundant power supplies,
> or what have you, where "pull a unit and replace it" is a fix...
> and you do not buy the spare unit at build time, test it, bag it, and
> stick it on a shelf, you're just fooling yourself.
If you buy a hard drive, bag it, stick it on a shelf, and expect it to
work fine years later, you're just fooling yourself. Rotating parts
using fluid lubricants can still dry up or pool, and seize even when not
If you have a large enough operation that you can afford to keep _new_
parts in stock and ready to use, good for you. For the end user, its
better to use RAID6, pay the additional for next-day shipping, drive to
the local computer store, or just leave the array offline while waiting
for replacement parts.
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