[mythtv-users] Hard drive recommendation

[Eloy A. Paris]

I just ordered a Western Digital Caviar 250 Gigs hard drive. Model
number is WD2500JB. Got it from Dell through a bargain posted to
xpbargains.com.

Since it is back ordered I still have a chance to cancel the order. So,
does anyone have one of these beasts? Care to share your experience with
it?

There are a few things in the world I hate more than a hard disk crash
or a poor quality hard disk :-)

Thanks!

Eloy.-

steve at nexusuk.org writes:

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> My 9 month old 80 gig drive recently died in my Myth box, so I sent it 
> back under warranty.  Rather than swapping the drive with a new 80, the 
> reseller has refunded me with the original amount of money.  Obviously 9 
> months ago, hard drives were rather more money, so I get to buy a nice 
> shiny new 120 or 160 gig for next to nothing.
>
> So, a couple of questions before I go buying a new drive:
>
> 1. Any recommendations on a good drive for Myth? (quietness is a must)
>
> 2. is 7200rpm actually useful?  The system has a single BTTV card, but I'm 
> planning to add a PVR350 at some point in the future, so it will 
> eventually be capturing 2 streams at once while paying another.  If I 
> don't get any real benefit from a 7200rpm drive then getting a 5400rpm one 
> would cut noise and heat (not to mention they're cheaper).
>
> 3. Not really related to the drive itself, but does anyone know where I 
> can get rubber drive mountings?  I don't want the full-blown drive 
> enclosures with heatsinks on them, etc.  Just some rubber mountings to 
> bolt the drive down with.
>
> - -- 
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>  - Steve                                             http://www.nexusuk.org/
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