Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2009 mails)

[gandalf@xxxxxxxxxxx (Lars Knudsen)]

Niels Stenhøj wrote:
> 
> That's fine. But tell me why letting the machine reaching
> working temperature establishes a stable system and the difference between
> Heaven and Hell. If it applies to Quantum hard disks only, I'll certainly
> consider other options next time I'm going to buy hardware.
> 
When the temperature of a basic electronic component changes so does its
value, even if the manufactures do their best to avoid this. It is the
responsibility of the electronics designer to design the computer so
these changes do not cause the final product to malfunction but
unfortunately malfunctions are quite common.

When you see a problem with a computer at one temperature but not at
another it is thus most likely that one of the electronic parts is at
fault. If you buy a new computer and it has this kind of problems you
should take it back to the dealer.

I allways run new computers through a series of hardware tests before
starting to use them or shipping them to our custumers, this practice
has shown me that about 1 in 10 PCs have errors that most users never
ever notice.

> FYI, I use 8.4 GB and 13.6 GB Quantums, both supporting UDM66. It doesn't
> make any difference if they are connected through a Promise Ultra66 card
> or directly to the motherboard.
> 
Quantums are nice disks. They do temperature recalibration just like
every other hard disk....

> Anyway, the end justfies the means ...
> 
Yup! :)

Happy hacking,

Lars


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