[mythtv-users] Question re: available SATA ports and linux software RAID

[Doug Lytle]

Another Sillyname wrote:
> To anyone serious about keeping their drives cool and therefore less
> prone to failure

Google's study showed that hot drives didn't last any longer then cool 
drives.

"In fact, researchers indicated that drive operating temperatures had 
little to no effect on failure rates -- a cool hard drive survived no 
longer than one running hot. "

http://www.dailytech.com/Study+Hard+Drive+MTBF+Ratings+Highly+Exaggerated/article6404.htm


Doug


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