Submission + - Hard drive failure greater thant vendor estimates.
Agent2592 writes: "Here is a very interesting article on a study about hard drive failure.
Notable from the article:
-Hard drive failure rate is much higher that what the vendors suggest
-SCSI/FC discs ("server class"), contrary to common perception DO NOT have a significant advantage over PATA/SATA ("desktop class") when it comes to failure rate.
-Operating temperature and failure rate DO NOT have a significant correlation. In other words discs kept at a lower operating temperature fail just as much.
(RAPID & frequent temperature change do have an impact)
-There is NO reliable predictor of failure. (SMART included)"