>
> It has been my experience that predictive support works relatively well
> for 79xx drives, but I don't think I've ever seen it report a problem with
> anything since.  I've lost 793x (Eagle) drives on a whim with no prelude,
> but have never had any problems with C2203 drives (as best as I recall).
> No problems with C3024T's either (after installation -- one came from the
> factory with one of the internal drives mis-cabled or mis-jumpered, I forget
> which) but we've only had them about a year.
>
> I'm hoping for good reliability with the new drives but your story concerns
> me.  I would hope that the SCSI gear is more reliable than HP-IB.
>
>
  Over the past year, the HPIB drives have ben a lot more reliable for me than
  the SCSI drives have been.  Of course, we stretch the limits of MTBF with
  almost 600 Gig of disk.  Still, several mech failures, and a fair share
  of power problems with the 3024R's.  The power problems are most often
  just drives that mysteriously go offline and then are fine after a power
  cycle (and Yes, we are on a UPS)
 
  Jim
 
 
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