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From: jborza%burgundy@Sun.COM (Jim_Borza)
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Subject: Re: about Seagates...
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Date: 9 Feb 89 22:33:08 GMT
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In article <2776@rti.UUCP>, cml@rti.UUCP (Carl Lewis) writes:
> Ouch.  With all this bad experience with Seagate ST225 units, I'm
> wondering if my recent purchase of a ST238R was such a good idea.   
> Any good advice on precautions, self protection, archiving to floppys,
> etc? [....] 
> Carl Lewis     mcnc!rti!cml

Just the most basic precautions, Carl:  I think some installations suffer
from temperature problems, so make sure the drive (and controller) are 
adequately cooled - it'll extend the life of both electronic and mechan-
ical components.  Always park the heads before you power down (I know you
don't plan on moving the machine, but Murphy being Murphy, you'll have
to move it soon) head park programs are simple for the ST238 - some have
been posted here.  No matter how often you think you need to backup data,
back up twice as often.
There's no reason the drive shouldn't last a long time, given reasonable
care.


Jim Borza - Sun Microsystems
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