[Soekris] Hard Disk: too hard to buy

[Gustavo Rios]

Excuse me, but does this support 44 pin IDE soekris?

thanks in advance.

On 8/8/06, Igor Sobrado <igor at string1.ciencias.uniovi.es> wrote:
> In message <ad30fc090608071215y7b44904al21430fca90062814 at mail.gmail.com>, Gustavo Rios writes:
> > Hey friends,
> >
> > I am trying to buy a solid 2.5 hard disk for my soekris box, but i
> > cannot find a local reseller.
> > I am trying HITACHI E7K100 serie (HTE721010G9AT00). The only stories i
> > could found deliver only in US, not outside.
> >
> > Does anybody knowns a reseller that send it worldwide.
>
> I think that acuista.com has some E5K100 drives available for sale.
> I am looking for two of these drives too.  I will phone call them
> to check for availability.  Don't know about the E7K100 model,
> but a 7K RPM drive is probably not required on a Soekris embedded
> computer (these machines usually do not need a fast HDD, but a
> reliable 24/7 drive).  7K RPM drives usually dissipate a large
> amount of heat and are a bit noisy.
>
> http://www.acuista.com/scripts/home/ficha_producto.php?idproducto=99348&codfab=HTE541040G9AT00
>
> In fact, both Hitachi E* and Seagate *B drives are 24/7.  Seagate
> drives are very difficult to find, as these *B drives are not being
> sell through standard distribution channels but Hitachi extended
> availability drives *should* be easy to buy through standard
> distribution channels.  In our case, getting a reliable drive is
> not easy.
>
> That is the reason my net4801 is usually powered off.  The only
> drive I got is a standard (not "E") Hitachi drive.  I am looking
> for a extended availability drive too.
>
> In fact, S.M.A.R.T. starts complaining about the amount of hours
> the drive has been turned on since I got it two months ago:
>
> # atactl wd0 readattr
> Attributes table revision: 16
> ID      Attribute name                  Threshold       Value   Raw
>   1     Raw Read Error Rate               62            100     0x000000000000
>   2     Throughput Performance            40            105     0x0000000011e8
>   3     Spin Up Time                      33            139     0x000600000000
>   4     Start/Stop Count                   0            100     0x0000000005a3
>   5     Reallocated Sector Count           5            100     0x000000000000
>   7     Seek Error Rate                   67            100     0x000000000000
>   8     Seek Time Performance             40            122     0x000000000027
>   9     Power-on Hours Count               0             99     0x00000000023c
>  10     Spin Retry Count                  60            100     0x000000000000
>  12     Device Power Cycle Count           0            100     0x00000000001c
> 191     Unknown                            0            100     0x000000000000
> 192     Power-off Retract Count            0            100     0x000000000002
> 193     Load Cycle Count                   0            100     0x0000000022a8
> 194     Temperature                        0            189     0x00320018001d
> 196     Reallocation Event Count           0            100     0x000000000000
> 197     Current Pending Sector Count       0            100     0x000000000000
> 198     Off-line Scan Uncorrectable Sect   0            100     0x000000000000
> 199     Ultra DMA CRC Error Count          0            200     0x000000000000
>
> (take a look at the "99" in the power-on hours count attribute).
>
> Good cooling will *not* help.  Standard 2.5" drives are not designed
> for 24/7 use.
>
> Buying a Seagate *B or Hitachi E* drive is an excellent decision.
>
> acuista.com is at Barcelona.  Let me know if you buy a drive from them.
> I am seriously looking for two 40GB drives and we must check for
> availability.
>
> Cheers,
> Igor.
>