SCSI or Voodoo?

From: Carlos Murillo <cmurillo_at_emtelsa.multi.net.co>
Date: Wed Jun 6 05:42:28 2001

At 10:28 AM 6/4/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >> ST15150N Seagate 3.5" 4.3GB 1.6" Half Height SCSI H-ST-15150N
> >> Narrow 50-pin
> > It should, but I don't have a lot of confidence in old Seagate
>drives.
>
>Hmm, if that's one of the Barracuda drives, I've run one for several years
>without trouble. They do get *very* hot though, so make sure you've got a
>decent cooling system.

Yup, those barracudas run very hot, and sink lots of power. But they
were pretty fast for their time. Just make sure that the airflow
and the power supply are adequate and you should have no problems.
I've been running three ST15150WD for years.

carlos.

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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Wed Jun 06 2001 - 05:42:28 BST