Re:
> Just a quick question - we have a HP3000 939-020 and are looking to increase
> the number of non_raid disks we have. We currently have 4.3Gb disks
> installed but are considering buying 9 or 18Gb disks. I was mainly wanting
> to know if there will be any issues regarding performance, etc or would we
> be better sticking to 4.3Gb disks?

Absolutely buy bigger disks.

AFAIK, there are essentially no new 4 GB drives on the market.  The only ones
we've found have been remarketed drives (and they've had a high failure rate).

If you're worried about the affect of one spindle vs. many for disk I/O,
there's a simple answer: buy more spindles.  The price of 9 GB and 18 GB
disks is very low.

Note: I'm not sure you can buy new/unused 9 GB SCSI drives any more, either!

check www.pricewatch.com as one source for SCSI disk drives.

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