Another hdd dead - Page 2

phykell · 06-02-2009, 14:29

The ES and ES.2 Seagates and WD RE2 and RE3 are much better candidates for RAID use but are of course quite a lot more expensive.

Nutcase · 06-02-2009, 23:19

Lol, RMA booked at 6:20am, replacement drive in hand 9:04am

Typically it's a "re-certified" drive. Again, why is a new but dead drive not replaced with a new drive???

Mark · 06-02-2009, 23:59

Just checked my RAID array (it doesn't give me any online diagnostics so I have to reboot), to find one of its disks had gone offline. I think it's the same channel that went down last time (using a different drive), so I suspect either one of the cables is a little noisy, or the controller is getting senile (it is nearly eight years old). Kicked off a rebuild to see if it'll bring the disk back online but at some point I may see if I have another IDE cable that is long enough to do a swap.

I need to find time to have a very major clearout of crap across all my systems and then archive what I want to keep. Backing up 5TB worth of miscellaneous stuff just isn't possible.

Nutcase · 07-02-2009, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by phykell

The ES and ES.2 Seagates and WD RE2 and RE3 are much better candidates for RAID use but are of course quite a lot more expensive.

Samsung offer a "RAID Class" version of the spinpoint. Says better reliability. Or another way of saying the normal ones are less reliable. Why didn't I see that before I bought mine

Running some diagnostics on the replacement now, to see if this one is likely to die just as quick...

06-02-2009, 14:29	#11
phykell Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 833	The ES and ES.2 Seagates and WD RE2 and RE3 are much better candidates for RAID use but are of course quite a lot more expensive. __________________

06-02-2009, 23:19	#12
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Lol, RMA booked at 6:20am, replacement drive in hand 9:04am Typically it's a "re-certified" drive. Again, why is a new but dead drive not replaced with a new drive???

06-02-2009, 23:59	#13
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Just checked my RAID array (it doesn't give me any online diagnostics so I have to reboot), to find one of its disks had gone offline. I think it's the same channel that went down last time (using a different drive), so I suspect either one of the cables is a little noisy, or the controller is getting senile (it is nearly eight years old). Kicked off a rebuild to see if it'll bring the disk back online but at some point I may see if I have another IDE cable that is long enough to do a swap. I need to find time to have a very major clearout of crap across all my systems and then archive what I want to keep. Backing up 5TB worth of miscellaneous stuff just isn't possible.