Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 12 Feb 1997 10:14:23 +0100 (MET) | From | Stephan Meyer <> | Subject | Re: IDE Disk Problems |
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > Yes. The answer is Yes! IDE drives are like cheap watches. They look > like drives. When new, they even work like drives. However, IDE, correctly > translated means CHEAP. Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) is a way > of making drives real CHEAP, merely functional for a short time. What > Linux is doing "wrong" is USING your drive. A Multitasking Operating System > does MUCH more disk I/O than MS-DOS. It is being worn out. The head actuator > bearings are wearing out, the disc spindle bearings are being worn out. This > will allow the Disc assembly to wobble. Eventually the heads will touch > and... > That's all she wrote! > > Your next disk drives should be SCSI. You will probably never replace them, > only transfer them to other systems when you replace them with the latest > higher-speed, larger-space units when they become available. One-point-two > gigabyte drives are now considered "obsolete", you can get a few for the > cost of a real poor 2 gigabyte IDE drive. The only problem is you will need > a SCSI Controller and they are not cheap. A good one will set you back maybe > US$300. > > Cheers, > Dick Johnson
Now please hold your breath. I have a five-year-old laptop h
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