From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "bart@ardistech.com" Subject: Re: Ok to go ahead with this setup? Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:58:26 +0200 Message-ID: <44A236A2.8D2E7340@ardistech.com> References: <62b0912f0606221104q2f47f574i86441efed5831957@mail.gmail.com> <62b0912f0606221511p74a78ca5id4b5d3f870258815@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: bart@ardistech.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Christian Pernegger Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Christian Pernegger wrote: > > > The MaxLine III's (7V300F0) with VA111630/670 firmware currently timeout > > on a weekly or less basis.. > > I have just one 7V300F0, so no idea how it behaves is a RAID. It's > been fine apart from the fact that my VIA southbridge SATA controllers > doesn't even detect it ... :( > You'll need a drive firmware update for this.. > (Anyone else notice compatibility problems are through the roof lately?) > Yes, the manufacturers are busy with SATAII while SATAI still not being stable.... > The 8x 6B300R0 (PATA) have been excellent on my PATA 3ware. > Untypically for Maxtor, not one has died yet (over a year) :) > > The 8x 6Y120L0 (PATA) died at a rate of about two a year. > > I mainly use Maxtor due to the fact that the RMA process is automated, > hassle-free and fast. They will exchange a drive when the first bad > sector errors start to show up and not insist on a low level format to > "fix" the problem. > They did not offer to exchage our +30 drives that are having timeouts....