Dammit, I was already in bed when I heard what sounded like the smoke alarm going off. Stumbling through the dark I realized it was coming from the home office. Getting closer I realize its the RAID adapter alarm going off. Logged in remotely and check the event logs and realized SMART errors since last night piling up. One of the 40GB Maxtors finally decided to call it quits. No big deal and no bad feeling toward Maxtor. In the last three years, each drive has probably been hit with an estimated 80TB of data transfer.
A quick check with IBM DFT and Maxtor PowerMax confirmed the drive is now a piece of modern art. The warrnty check showed I still had five months left on the warranty. Well its all packed away for a trip to Texas.
Let this be a lesson. If the data is important enough, make sure there is protection again physical failure. Also have a backup against software failures and attacks. For those using AID0 (doesn't deserve the letter 'R'), make sure you have a backup somewhere.
Back to bed.
Windogg
EDIT: Actually, just realize those four drives were my first ever purchase from NewEgg. I remember when I was debating whether they were a new Pricewatch fly-by-night outfit.
A quick check with IBM DFT and Maxtor PowerMax confirmed the drive is now a piece of modern art. The warrnty check showed I still had five months left on the warranty. Well its all packed away for a trip to Texas.
Let this be a lesson. If the data is important enough, make sure there is protection again physical failure. Also have a backup against software failures and attacks. For those using AID0 (doesn't deserve the letter 'R'), make sure you have a backup somewhere.
Back to bed.
Windogg
EDIT: Actually, just realize those four drives were my first ever purchase from NewEgg. I remember when I was debating whether they were a new Pricewatch fly-by-night outfit.
