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> harddrives die, that's what they do. the only question is when, and |
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> that's pretty much a lottery. this is why you have backups and RAID |
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> for important data. |
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And don't forget cooling. Any modern server must be in a temp controlled |
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environment otherwise you are just fooling yourselves. |
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At home, hard drive coolers are a must and don't forget to clean those |
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dust filters. My machine recently relocated to the basement at home to |
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keep from the home heating system cooking it. |
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---Venkat. |
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