Server Hard Drive

12 Apr 2008 17:01 (Edited: 12 Apr 2008 17:01)

This week I've had some problems with my media/file/torrent (basically everything) server. The main storage Hard Drive (a Samsung SpinPoint 500GB) has started making a horrible clicking sound when accessing certain files. After a bit of research (and a SMART scan of course) it's just where it's trying to read damaged sectors. So I'm going to try and send the drive back to eBuyer.

I've managed to back everything up from it so I'm rather lucky I suppose but it's put me off Samsung Hard Drives. There again, it could be a lack of cooling. It's on and being used for seeding 24/7 on cooled by a single 120mm fan at the rear of the case. The Western Digital that accompanies it for Windows XP seems to to be fine though so I'm not sure. Might just fit a front 120mm fan as well, theres a space for one.

In other news this week, Demonoid is back up so it's prompted a bit a torrent uploading, but of course that's going to have to wait as my server is not running. I have reorganized existing ones though, and uploaded new ones being tracked by The Pirate Bay that have been running for some time so that's a start.

Dave!

List of my blog entries

• Hard Drive Update (15 Apr 2008)
• PC Freshen Up (10 Mar 2008)
• My Rig (10 Mar 2008)
• HDDVD vs The Inferior (22 Jan 2008)
• Merry Christmas! (13 Dec 2007)

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