04-20-2008, 10:03 PM
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 Re: Recommended hard drive temperature
Previously Franc Zabkar wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:16:28 +0200, lars put finger
> to keyboard and composed:
>>In short, time well spend reading.
>>http://www.pdl.cmu.edu/PDL-FTP/Failu...ast07_abs.html
> This document appears to be a statistical analysis of HD failures. It
> doesn't attempt to delve into the technical reasons for failure. The
> only time it discusses temperature, or SMART, is in reference to the
> Google article in my OP.
> Google's experience suggests to me that temperatures below about 35C
> result in greater failure rates, which is contrary to normal
> expectations. However, Arno appears to be saying that the lower temps
> may be a consequence of failure rather than a cause.
Exactly. It is possible, but the paper does not give us enough
data to determine whether it is the case. Also it runns contrary
to all known reliability characteristics of semiconductors,
other electronics components and mechnanics.
Arno
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