On 02/06/17 07:22, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> writes:
I've found (and heard) that the worst thing I can do to a HDD is put
it on the shelf and let it rot. I've had more than a few that failed
shortly after being put into a computer.
I hadn't heard this... I've got a drive I've been keeping as a cold
spare. Am I better off (in the sense of "is it more likely to actually
be useable when I need it") installing it and adding it to one of my
RAID1 arrays? Can you point me to an article about it?
I don't know of a particular article. I just have personal experience
and advice from other people (including a relative who worked for a HDD
manufacturer).
David
