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From: fair@dual.UUCP (Erik E. Fair)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: The Life Expectancy of a Hard Disk?
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 01:52:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 01:52:57 1984
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I trust that by `10Mbyte disk', you meant a 5.25 inch winchester. If
that was the case, read on. If not, hit the 'ol delete key...


Most 5.25 inchers in the 20Mb and under class are built el cheapo,
without automatic landing, landing zones and head locks. The upshot
being, that it is indeed better to leave it running than to start/stop
it. The only worry you have there is the cooling system used (and some
of the 5.25 inchers run fairly hot), and the length of time you're
going to be away from the system.  If you're going away for a week,
shut it down. If you're coming back tomorrow, leave it on.

The serious mfgrs in the 20Mbyte and up class are a different story...

	Erik E. Fair	{ucbvax,amd70,zehntel,unisoft,onyx,its}!dual!fair
			Dual Systems Corporation, Berkeley, California