Re: [Fwd: Re: [cobalt-users] THE GRINDING DRIVE PROBLEM]

[Jeremy Anthony Kinsey <webmaster@xxxxxxx>]

Brenda Fuller said:

>> >I don't know what you mean by "grinding" however.  A server that does
>> >not have enough memory will start swapping, the hard drive will start
>> >chugging away, server performance will decrease rapidly, and if not
>> >fixed in a few weeks or months time the hard drive will fail.  As
>> >expected.  Get an OS restore CD, buy any brand hard drive, add it to a
>> >server that does not have enough memory, and watch the drive fail as
>> >expected.
>>
>> What I mean by "Grinding" is that this is the description that Cobalt
>> gave us when referring to this problem.  Cobalt told us of a "Grinding
>> Drive Problem" (I quote it, because this is how it was stated by Cobalt).
>
>I have a RAQ2 that has 256MB memory and services my website only.  I have
>heard this "grinding" noise that he speaks of.  When I hear it - I quickly
>start making backups of the server (it has not failed yet).  That is the
>only way to describe it - it grinds, not a high pitched whine.  I never
>posted the problem myself because I was trying to determine if it was a fan
>noise or what.  Now I know for sure - I best be getting the restore CD :)
>
>Let me know if anyone learns anything on this issue.

Brenda, and others.. We are confussed here as well.. We had thought 
originally and in the past that it was the fan.. However, in previous 
tests we have cracked the box open and put it in a room with no other 
noise and listened directly to the drive and to the fan.  It was the 
drive every time.  The thing that is strange about this box, and that we 
have not noticed in the past is that it is hot.  ie., lookin from the 
back of the box, the right side of the box is hotter than any other box 
in the Rack.  The fan is working in this box and it is blowing air.  None 
of us here is certain for sure now, just what is up with this issue.  In 
any event, and as a precautionary measure the client is moving sites to a 
different box.  

Regards,
Jeremy Anthony Kinsey
VP Network Operations

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