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 ...
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