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rowan · 01-16-2006, 09:24 PM

In October 2005 I purchased 3 drives for a RAID5 array...

- one was DOA
- another reported a S.M.A.R.T event within 24 hours (imminent failure)

Both were replaced without fuss by the store I purchased them from.

Now another one has failed.

I thought I was being smart by setting up RAID5 - and I guess I was because it means I don't lose my data each time - but for fucks sake I think I chose the wrong brand and model. 3 drives either dead or on the way out in the space of 3 months.

Luckily I also bought an additional spare after the first two were replaced, so I can replace it immediately. FWIW they are seagate 300Gb SATA drives.

01-16-2006, 09:24 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	3 seagate drives failed within 3 months In October 2005 I purchased 3 drives for a RAID5 array... - one was DOA - another reported a S.M.A.R.T event within 24 hours (imminent failure) Both were replaced without fuss by the store I purchased them from. Now another one has failed. I thought I was being smart by setting up RAID5 - and I guess I was because it means I don't lose my data each time - but for fucks sake I think I chose the wrong brand and model. 3 drives either dead or on the way out in the space of 3 months. Luckily I also bought an additional spare after the first two were replaced, so I can replace it immediately. FWIW they are seagate 300Gb SATA drives.