On 07/03/16 06:59, Carsten Aulbert wrote: > It really depends a lot on the drive type and manufacturer (for example > see the various reports by Backblaze). I've seen it reported that Seagate Barracudas (I remembered it because that's what I've got) have a bit of a design fault. I think the air filter has a tendency to leak, and that could be why they fail so quick once they go - they get dust into them. Cheers, Wol -- 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