[lug] RAID redundancy with boot sectors?

[Collins Richey]

On 11/27/06, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:
> Daniel Webb wrote:
>
> > Thinking back on it... I've spent a hell of a lot of money on computers.  ;)
>
> Sigh... same here.  Has slowed considerably in the last few years
> though, since no one needs a P4 to do e-mail... LOL.
>
> > I've had a few PSU failures too.  One spectacular one that sounded like a
> > gunshot when the power cap blew.  I was working in a hydrogen lab at the time,
> > and to say that it startled me would be an understatement.
>
> I've had two PSU's kick the bucket, maybe three or four if I think real
> hard...
>

At work (Dell units), it's 5-10 motherboard or PS failures for every
disk failure. The PS are particularly prone to die during power
outages whereas our newer HP units seem to be immune to power
problems.

At home with a variety of boxes over the years, it's a tossup between
MB and Disk failure; I've never lost a PS.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.