Hello there, I run a fileserver that has 2 ST-225 20
meg drives, and 1
NEC
420 meg IDE drive, this system runs 24/7, and has been
running for 2
months
continuous now. My question is what is the life
expectancy of these
drives,
it is often said that the ST-225 series are not
reliable, however they
continue to run strong. also these things run so hot that you can fry an
egg
on it! :)
Where is the heat localized? The logic board gets hot around the bearing
(bushing), but the case itself shouldn't get hot. I'd be worried.
I deal with a *lot* of old systems, and I don't see any more dead ST-225's
than others.
I always keep an ST-225 around, 'cause I *know* it'll go on #2 in the ROM
drive table if I can't locate the listing in the BIOS.