How long will this harddrive last?

[EyeMWing]

I've decided to rig up a little game. I've set up a tiny HTTP server on my LAN in the corner of the room with an old school 375mb IBM harddrive. The OS is configured to spindown the drive after 5 seconds of idle. I've got an auto-refresh on the HTTP index every 10 seconds.

So, I hereby open bets on how long it lasts.

[Yes, I know this thread is pointless, like all of mine - I'm bored]

 

[isaacmacdonald]

37 months?

 

[Ryan]

Just do what I did - my father gave me an old tandy computer, I turned it on, went to the os, then started randomly running bare wires over the motherboard and HD circuitry - it lasted for about 10 minutes then the system died

 

[CrazyPerson]

[Yes, I know this thread is pointless, like all of mine - I'm bored]

that fact that you said this thread is pointless, it results in having a point

 

[Tetsuo]

a week

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Just do what I did - my father gave me an old tandy computer, I turned it on, went to the os, then started randomly running bare wires over the motherboard and HD circuitry - it lasted for about 10 minutes then the system died

I should shoot you for that - I collect that kind of stuff.

Drives like this, however, are a dime a dozen.

 

[Mrfrog840]

976wks 3days 20hrs 42mins 3secs

 

[Mrfrog840]

or.....
18.315959 years

 

[Pepsi90919]

4:52AM up 10 days, 9:24, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00