What to expect from a Seagate Barracuda Drive?001
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fenderman
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It would be anyone's guess. It will likely last many years as most drives do.
Thanks...Didn’t know about purple drives when I bought this computer.
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There was a time not long ago when purple drives did not exist. You will be ok.
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Unlikely to be a problem, but easy enough to check just in case :
In the SMART detail, check the count against the attribute 193 'Load / Unload cycle count'.
If this is increasing over time such that it has a chance of heading towards a few hundred thousand, that's a potential wearout mechanism that would lead to a shorter life than media failures.
Normally it would hardly change and not be a problem, but some environments can cause frequent head retractions.
In those cases, the HDD operating parameters can be re-configured to change that behaviour.
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Hi Michael,
Turning HDDs on and off ( as well as other electronics ) puts additional stress on the HDD. As you will be using this continuously - it should do better in terms of time before failure.
Also remember, google did a study for their data centers - and found that keeping temps below 80 degrees F helps.
Back Blaze has done a good job of sharing their experiences, and it will be worth taking a look at their write up.
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