From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Robin Bowes <robin-lists@robinbowes.com>
Subject: Re: RAID5 drive failure, please verify my commands
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:34:24 +0000
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Gerd Knops wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> One of the dreaded Maxtor SATA drives in my RAID5 failed, after just 3 
> months of light use. Anyhow I neither have the disk capacity nor the 
> money to buy it to make a backup. To make sure I do it correctly, could 
> you folks please double-check my intended course of action? I would 
> really appreciate that.

Gerd,

If you've got a credit card you can get Maxtor to send out a replacement 
  without having to pull the failed drive.

I've done this several times :) (b****y Maxtor drives!)

R.
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