From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Tvrtko A. Ursulin" Subject: Re: Western Digital GreenPower drives and Linux Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:46:33 +0100 Message-ID: <200804162046.33245.tvrtko@ursulin.net> References: <200804092118.35501.tvrtko@ursulin.net> <4805E59E.1020607@aitel.hist.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mk-outboundfilter-3.mail.uk.tiscali.com ([212.74.114.23]:35328 "EHLO mk-outboundfilter-3.mail.uk.tiscali.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750847AbYDPTpq (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:45:46 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4805E59E.1020607@aitel.hist.no> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Helge Hafting Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 16 April 2008 12:40:14 Helge Hafting wrote: > Tvrtko A. Ursulin wrote: > > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 66 > > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 197 197 000 Old_age Always - 10233 > > > > At this rate the disk would reach it's design limit for load/unload > > cycles in around 80 days. Not good - so I implemented a lame workaround > > of keeping disk busy every couple of seconds - hopefully that won't kill > > it sooner that unloads would.. > > Yuck, how stupid! > But the solution is simple. Make sure to get a warranty of much more > than 80 days. Use RAID-1 (or backup often). > Just let those disks destroy themselves (they _are_ faulty) and > get new ones all the time. As long as they make them this stupid, you > won't have to buy new disks again. Free warranty replacements forever. :) I am not so enthusiastic about fiddling with my NAS box every couple of months. > To be a bit more constructive, tell them about this strategy. Perhaps > they get > busy fixing the firmware? I have suggested exactly what you say - unfortunately the conversation has gone cold since. Maybe they are busy already. :) Tvrtko