From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Thompson Subject: Replacing Dead Disks in Hardware Array Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 13:30:40 +1300 Message-ID: <41D9E3B0.6080808@ruthless.ws> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Mailing List - Linux Raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids Hi there, While this isn't specific to linux, I've recently had a 160 gig 5400 RPM Maxtor drive die in my Hardware raid (3ware Escalade PATA Controller) as I am unable to find a suitable drive to replace it, would it be possible to repleace it with a 7200RPM Maxtor 160 gig drive? Model: Maxtor D540X-4G 5400 RPM 160 GB Ultra ATA/133 Hard Drive PS: I live in New Zealand where sourcing old/obscure drives can become very difficult so I'm looking at just upgrading to a newer disk. Cheers -- Mark