[3890] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: hawk drives @campus.vt.edu
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (root)
Mon May 11 09:59:52 1998
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 08:14:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: root <root@geoloc.geoloccorp.com>
To: Sandy Basickes <basic@Op.Net>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199805090105.VAA12510@renoir.op.net>
Hey, it's me.
I found that I was *also* hooking on __SIX__ fans to the same power
connector as the poor poor hawk. At least one of them was going bad, as
when I touched it, to stop its rotation, the hawk crashed immediately!
So, in conclusion, the hawk is fine. I was being stupid and putting too
much strain on its power connection. Some bad fans were breaking its
power connection, thus resetting the drive at the strangest times. Since
I've remedied this problem (switch power connectors with the tape drive,
wahoo!), the hawk has been nothing less than fantastic.
On the bright side, this is a fairly cool story to scare young
sysadmin-wannabes with... Hehehe.. :)
On Fri, 8 May 1998, Sandy Basickes wrote:
> dear <root@hsingh.campus.vt.edu>
>
> thank you for the hawk information. i have been waiting to see how the
> hawk is behaving for you now that it has been cooled.
>
> if it is running well now, i will be placing my order.
>
> eagerly waiting for your update,
>
> truly,
>
> sandy
> >
> >I started talking with tech support at Mylex & Seagate. They suggested I
> >try checking temperature of disk. Lo and behold, it was fairly hot about
> >the time it crashes. So, I've added two fans and am in the process of
> >testing. This means two things:
> >
> > 1) The Hawk may not be to blame. Just that it was another piece
> >of equipment generating heat.
> > 2) Make sure your machine is WELL cooled. I had five fans in the
> >thing before I added this disk. I'm up to seven now.
> >
> >Well, I hope that that helps. Sorry if my previous badmouthing of the
> >Hawk hurt you at all..
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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