David Liontooth wrote:
Temperature obviously matters -- a linear approximation might look like this, Lifetime = 60 - 12 [(t-40)/2.5] where 60 is the average maximum lifetime, achieved at 40 degrees C and below, and lifetime decreases by a year for every 2.5 degree rise in temperature. Does anyone have an actual formula?
This paper from Hitachi may be of some use for their drives: http://www.hgst.com/hdd/technolo/drivetemp/drivetemp.htm Regards, Richard - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html