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From: dfisk@hawk.ulowell.edu (David Fisk)
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Subject: Re: about Seagates...
Summary: Seagate MTBF Ratings
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Date: 7 Feb 89 14:02:19 GMT
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In article <7066@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> ltf@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Lance Franklin) writes:
>spin up, doing so only after he tapped them a few times, or gave the 
>thing a little twist with his finger.  In my office, another ST251, about a
>year old, has started failing in the same way.
> 
>So, what is the MTBF for an ST251, anyway?  :-)
>
>Lance

  Well according to the Seagate prouct comparison sheet I have in front of
  me they rate the 251(and 225) with a MTBF of 35,000 and a service life
  (all of the 5 1/4's listed) of 5 years. Also of note is that they rate all
  of their 5 1/4' HH SCSI drives at 30,000 hours except for the 225N which
  is 35,000.

  I hope my 277N lasts ok.

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