[Soekris] Net4801 processor speed -- 2.5" harddrive reliability and heat issues

[Wim Vandeputte]

On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 02:41:14PM -0700, Michael Sierchio wrote:
> Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> >
> >Rubbish.
> >
> >It depends a lot on your choice of disk and the
> >environment of the box.
> 
> I've documented numerous cases with Hitachi 40GB
> drives.  These are temporary failures that never occur
> when the cover is taken off the case.
> 
> I'm willing to entertain an alternate theory, of course...

Hmmmm Hitachi. N'uf said ;-)

To add to the discussion: various disks have different speeds (4200, 5400,
7200 RPM), run a different temperatures and have different heights. Stop 
comparing apples and bigger apples (and in the case of Hitachi, rotten
apples...)

Wim.