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Re: data recovery after hdd failure

To: thomas <tom@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: data recovery after hdd failure
From: Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 23:48:20 +0200 (CEST)
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <443851548.20020724175602@ff33.cc>
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On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, thomas wrote:

> GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

Yay!

> i will probably get myself another 80GB IDE and make some nice RAID1
> just to be extra safe, because even xfs_repair won't help me much with a
> nice head crash or sth. of that sort i guess :)

Then this is for you!
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-4.html

> ps. if someone wants to know the 80GB that ran too hot was a Maxtor 80GB
> 5400rpm(!), got myself a 80GB IBM 7200rpm now but will probably exchange
> it for one or two Seagate Barracudas which are supposed to be more
> quiet, reliable and don't get so hot.

Out of 3 IBM disks (2*30, 60) and 7 Maxtor disks (2*27, 4*40, 60) I have
lost 1 IBM disk and 1 Maxtor disk. Bith were a year old. The rest is still
running 24/7 in various raid arrays where possible.

Cheers
Seth


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