On 03/13/12 7:05 PM, Nataraj wrote: > I would have to dig up some references, but I have read some articles > that claim that the reliability of a drive that is in full time > operation in a server, running 24hrs/day and maybe even seeking under > heavy load is way different than a drive that you run for a day or two > and then it sits in an environmentally controlled storage, powered down > for most of its lifetime. At least from what I read, the failure rate > is much lower for the same drive used under the later conditions. on the other hand, the vibration and shock of transport is more likely to make a drive fail, so its all a tradeoff. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos