[oclug] tape drive recommendations

Mike Thomas mike at bedarra.com
Wed Mar 27 11:35:04 EST 2002


>
> I ran up and took a look at my cheap "hard drive caddies", and the same
problem
> applies there - it doesn't look like there's any provision made for
> hot-swapping.  They're simply a convenience to swap drives easily when the
> machine is powered down.
>

  Avoid cheap caddies! Many of the inexpensive caddies are not ventilated
properly and trap heat.  This in turn will cause very premature drive
failure

Mike.




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