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Post by denise648 on May 13, 2008 22:32:19 GMT 8
I have a 250 GB Seagate HD, IDE type, 72rpm running on a 24/7. and Its already 3 years old, it is used to backup large data, until now still no signs of bad clusters. Given the age and use of my HD, should I be more cautious that It might fail anytime? shoud I replace it even though its still working? By the way I am also using DVD's to backup files, i'm just concern to my HD's lifespan. Is there a typical lifespan of HD depending on their size (GB)? for your inputs, TIA
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Post by ronaldarca on May 14, 2008 6:03:36 GMT 8
theoretically, HDs should last 20 years more til it should bog down, but its safe to assume we're replacing hardware every 3-5 years or so to keep up to date. i used to survive an 8-year Seagate 500mb til i failed to use it due to an upgrade. its also about time that the HD's motors and heads would develop trouble like wearing out of joints and cylinders and not really about bad clusters detected. you may opt to run it as Slave from a newer Master til it dies on you. if it still logs some more miles, then its a good quality HD HDs are cheap nowadays size dont matter, its the make quality that counts there
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Post by denise648 on May 14, 2008 11:05:25 GMT 8
Ey thanks for the inputs Ronald.
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Post by bigboyenrile on May 14, 2008 13:17:39 GMT 8
having to assembled more than 1000+ units in my 10 yrs as a comp tech, i can honestly say an average h.d. doesnt last more than 3 years or heavy abuse (more than 8hrs a day operation)
also there's the other factors that speeds up the lifespan of a h.d. like 1) unstable power supply 2) hard knocks, impact 3) overall manufacturing quality, durability
as long as there are moving parts (bearings, motors, spindle arm, platter) it WILL eventually break down..
kahit na solid state memory H.D.s may lifespan din. so the best advise i can give cguro is always backup ur data..
=)
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Post by anthrax76 on May 14, 2008 15:22:49 GMT 8
@denise, brad you need to back that up. i've encountered HD's that just conked out after 2 years of service. something wrong with a chip mounted inside.
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Post by bigboyenrile on May 14, 2008 18:11:18 GMT 8
the best protection is backup and the drive's warranty.. expect it to break down sooner than its normal 3-5yr warranty and burn all those impt files on DVD disc... mura na lang naman ito right now e
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Post by leflea on May 14, 2008 18:36:21 GMT 8
i hope blurays or hd-dvds becomes cheap too... Class A DVDs has advertised lifespan of 100years as long as it stored properly. very good for lifetime backup of data.
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