[plug] [OT] IBM Hotswap SCSI HDDs

[Bernd Felsche]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 10:16:42AM +0800, Ryan wrote:
> I've had a few IBM 18GB SCSI drives die, the current one has been going
> fine for 18 months now - with some cooling assistance.  They all
> (IDE/SCSI) make horrid noises at random times - it sounds like someone
> is stepping on the heads and rubbing them across the platters .. they

I'm surprised you can hear them above the fans. x235 specs say
something like 51dBA noise level... not suitable for desktop use.
:-)

> all seem to work fine though.  *NEW* ones are exclusively Hitachi
> manufactured I think, haven't heard anything either way about them.

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