Re: Google's hard disk reliability survey

"Arik Baratz" <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:47:28 -0700

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On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Eli Billauer <eli-GsdA+T+tvpNS1MOuV/[email protected]> wrote:

>  Spoiler: They found no correlation between the hard disk load and the
>  frequency of failure. In other words: If your hard disk LED is on all
>  day, there's no reason to worry. It's when it goes off that you should
>  see what's going on. ;)

Another spoiler: The number one factor for disk failure is operating
temperature.

-- Arik