“Have you ever heard the sound of a hard drive before it dies?
If you haven’t, you will know it the next time even if it happens
years later. Hard drives don’t usually fail for a few years
depending on their use. Never-the-less, they can randomly fail for
no apparent reason.“A Western Digital WD800 chose to start a rapid descent recently
at an inopportune time. That’s the normal way these things happen:
Early in the morning when you can hear an air conditioner running
two blocks away with your doors and windows closed. Naturally, you
have a deadline or a deliverable you cannot miss…”
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