[Gllug] OT: Replace old model WD Raptor with new within CentOS 4 RAID system?

Nix nix at esperi.org.uk
Wed May 26 07:31:36 UTC 2010


On 25 May 2010, tid stated:
> Yep: It pays dividends if you can get the client to buy spare disks at the
> time of purchase and stick them on a shelf. I've seen a few situations ( as
> described) where newer disks had one sector less than the original and
> couldn't be used.

New disks (1Tb+) have standardized sizes, to the sector, so this shouldn't
happen anymore.

Also, I am Marie of Roumania.
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