In article <H00000660019e588@MHS>, Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]> writes >Jim writes: >> So, in answer to my question about drive reliablity, I have to say >> I'm not impressed so far with SeaGate drives. Two out of three drives >> failing within 24 hours is a pretty poor showing. > >Is there a chance that the original "failure" of the first drive was >actually the failure of third one which screwed the SCSI bus up badly >enough that it *looked* like the first drive had failed? > >G. Measure those SCSI cables. There's a limit of 50(?) feet, or some such. We had a client exceed it, and his DAT drive started giving the weirdest errors - bad writes, bad reads, detectable and undetectable. They finally nailed it on the *third* DAT drive swapout. But not before it had turned what should have been a straightforward 4-hour MM3000 upgrade into a 30-hour marathon.... :-( -- Roy Brown Phone : (01684) 291710 Fax : (01684) 291712 Affirm Ltd Email : [log in to unmask] The Great Barn, Mill St 'Have nothing on your systems that you do not TEWKESBURY GL20 5SB (UK) know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.'