Small capacity 1-2GB HDD

[Philippine Mango]

I've got like 4-7 IDE .2GB-2GB ide HDDs that may or may not be failing and I was wondering if I had a IDE drive that was failing but didn't FAIL just yet, if there would be any way I could find use for this drive before it fails completely. I just want to be able to use these drives to the last drop and then toss em when they're completely dead.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Routers?

 

[cubby1223]

Duct tape them all together for one pretty mean doorstop. That'll keep 'em in use well after they fail.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Routers?

?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Use them as hard drives for your SmoothWall or Clark Connect, etc. etc. routers. (Might not fit on only 1-2GB though)

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Use them as hard drives for your SmoothWall or Clark Connect, etc. etc. routers. (Might not fit on only 1-2GB though)

Smoothwall can fit on like 400MB. You just cant cache stuff.

 

[Tostada]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
I've got like 4-7 IDE .2GB-2GB ide HDDs that may or may not be failing and I was wondering if I had a IDE drive that was failing but didn't FAIL just yet, if there would be any way I could find use for this drive before it fails completely. I just want to be able to use these drives to the last drop and then toss em when they're completely dead.

Seeing as drives are down to a little under $0.50/GB now, you've probably got about $2.50 in storage capacity there, and any modern drive will be more than 4 times faster than one of those old drives with <1GB platters. Anything you do with them is more of an attempt to be clever than an actual use for them.

Take a trip in the way-back machine and install MS-DOS 6 and WFW 3.11. Use DoubleSpace and see how much you can fit on a 200MB drive. Put After Dark on your machine and hook it up in your living room as a conversation piece.