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Some interesting stats on hard drive reliability
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<blockquote data-quote="user 1447" data-source="post: 911320" data-attributes="member: 1447"><p>on the contrary - once you install an internal drive into a PC there is a lot of "basics" that you should stick to :</p><p></p><p>1) do not move the PC around when it is switched on</p><p>2) do not keep removing and reinserting the drive .... if you must remove it then do it only once the PC is switched off for a safe amount of time .... give it around a minute for the platters to stop spinning otherwise you risk damage to the bearings</p><p>3) do not allow to overheat - this goes for the entire PC and not only the drives </p><p>4) if you do have to move the PC .... again only do this if switched off because if you move and hit tile edges etc any jarring movement is again going to cause hell on the bearings </p><p>5) avoid sudden switching off and restarting ..... like load shedding - i have had drives die during surges when the lights came back on because the PC tried to reboot when the power came back on and the power surged at that exact time and the drive tried to spin up and read</p><p></p><p>even external drives :</p><p></p><p>you need to use the "safely remove drives" features to eject the USB based ones to be on the safe side </p><p></p><p>also dont move them around until you have given the bearings enough time and the platters stop spinning (i would say dont move them for around a minute .... that gives it a fair safety margin) </p><p></p><p>if you do not follow the basic safety measures regarding these devices then you cannot blame anybody else when they fail</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 1447, post: 911320, member: 1447"] on the contrary - once you install an internal drive into a PC there is a lot of "basics" that you should stick to : 1) do not move the PC around when it is switched on 2) do not keep removing and reinserting the drive .... if you must remove it then do it only once the PC is switched off for a safe amount of time .... give it around a minute for the platters to stop spinning otherwise you risk damage to the bearings 3) do not allow to overheat - this goes for the entire PC and not only the drives 4) if you do have to move the PC .... again only do this if switched off because if you move and hit tile edges etc any jarring movement is again going to cause hell on the bearings 5) avoid sudden switching off and restarting ..... like load shedding - i have had drives die during surges when the lights came back on because the PC tried to reboot when the power came back on and the power surged at that exact time and the drive tried to spin up and read even external drives : you need to use the "safely remove drives" features to eject the USB based ones to be on the safe side also dont move them around until you have given the bearings enough time and the platters stop spinning (i would say dont move them for around a minute .... that gives it a fair safety margin) if you do not follow the basic safety measures regarding these devices then you cannot blame anybody else when they fail [/QUOTE]
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