Re: [cobalt-users] Adding disk in Raq 550

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

> As we are in the business of designing, servicing, repairing RAIDS (among
> other things) in enterprise level mission critical settings, Bruce is
> somewhat right in that a disk is a disk, but the Drive Electronics melded on
> the face of the platter vary in how much heat, activity and use one can get
> out of them, and if the mfr. specifically states "not a good choice in a
> RAID situation" I'd heed the mfr's advice...

I'd like to see that info actually on Seagate's website, etc, though, and
not just accept what the local PC shop flunky thinks he might have heard
someone say once... according to what Seagate's site _does_ say,
specifically on the Barracuda IV page I listed the other day, RAID is one
of their targetted uses of this model drive due to its capacity and speed.

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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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