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From: dillon@best.com (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: nfs speed question
Date: 9 Jan 1996 11:40:58 -0800
Organization: Best Internet Communications, Inc. (info@best.com)
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Distribution: world
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References: <2019011754@f401.n711.z3.ftn> <4cj7lq$gip@atusks02.aut.alcatel.at> <4cp86h$a94@blob.best.net> <4crg9b$nd8@atusks02.aut.alcatel.at>
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:In article <4crg9b$nd8@atusks02.aut.alcatel.at>,
:Marino Ladavac <ladavac@aut.alcatel.at> wrote:
:>Matt Dillon (dillon@best.com) wrote:
:>: :In article <4cj7lq$gip@atusks02.aut.alcatel.at>,
:>: The barracuda's fly along quite nicely with a PCI SCSI controller...
:>: I see 5 to 6 MBytes/sec through the filesystem reading and writing,
:>: and they appear to be quite reliable.
:>
:>: -Matt
:>
:>Yes, but how *do* you keep them cool? (Hint: you put them in an external
:>SCSI case, at most two of them per case for four, and then ventilate the
:>be-Jesus out of them--children, don't do this to your minitowers.)
We get tower cases which have two extra fans in the front, on the
bottom. With the cover on, we can pack the barracuda's in (four or
five of them) and they stay cool. A lot of people don't realize
that even normal PC cases will keep things cool if the fan works
and the cover is on.
However, after having four or five of these icky little power supplies
die on me and the bearings in their fans die after a few months
(just when the warrenty runs out), I now get real, quality power
supplies / fans from PC Power and Cooling. It really is worth it.
:>Up to now, I've had no problems with Seagate Hawks which are more alike
:>the originally mentioned Fireballs (both are 5400 rpm designs.) Get up to
:>40-ish centigrade and stay there, even in a run-off-the-mill midtower
:>without any exceptional cooling, and all ISA/VLB slots occupied.
:>
:>/Alby
-Matt
--
Matthew Dillon Engineering, BEST Internet Communications, Inc.
<dillon@best.net>
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