Exactly. I usually plan on losing at least one hard drive per year with my setup, so I generally keep a couple spares on hand at all times. That said, drives are pretty much the only thing that blow up on me - I've had probably 20 drives fail over the years, but only two power supplies, and zero of anything else that I can remember.
The worst part about it? The drives are where -all- of the important stuff is. If you lose all your drives, you lose your recordings, your software, your music, your games, etc. If you lose a processor or power supply, you can just swap out for a new one, but if your last good drive goes, you're screwed. Always keep lots of backups of your data. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 10:29 AM, john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to testify to the fact that babying your hardware will not > necessarily make it last longer. As with any piece of computer technology, > do a little research and you'll see plenty of stories from people who have > had gear break almost instantly, and just as many stories of people whose > same equipment has lasted decades under heavy abuse. Just because you baby > your gear doesn't mean it won't up and fail on you some random day; in fact, > if you abuse your gear a bit (like major data centers do with their hard > drives) you'll find out early if you've got a solid piece of hardware or > not. I'm not saying you should throw your laptop off a building, but at > least if you end up crashing into something with it and everything fails, > you'll find out quickly that you got a lemon. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
