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My 5 year old hard drive has been vibrating like crazy this year, also making the metal case panes vibrate, which makes a ton of noise. So I searched online, an

by jokoon 10y ago

My 5 year old hard drive has been vibrating like crazy this year, also making the metal case panes vibrate, which makes a ton of noise. So I searched online, and found a solution where the HDD is suspended with cable ties, a little like this http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg I guess I should just buy another one. I'm going to lose all my data anyday now.

atYevP 10y ago
> So I searched online, and found a solution where the HDD is suspended with cable ties, a little like this http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg Yev from Backblaze here -> good hustle! That sounds a lot like our "anti-vibration sleeves" from our earlier pod versions: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors... (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors...).
jerf 10y ago
You're going to lose your drive any day now. Not necessarily because your drive is vibrating... just because you're always going to lose your drive any day now. Anything on only one drive can be on only zero drives in the blink of an eye. If that's a problem for you, best deal with it before it's a problem. It is true that hard drives often give a surprising amount of warning. I don't think I've ever had a drive totally spontaneously fail on me. But it's still best not to count on that.
- throwanem 10y ago
  I've had it happen. It taught me a hard lesson about keeping backups.
- jandrese 10y ago
  I once had a drive that somehow managed to corrupt its own firmware. Total garbage on bootup (nonsensical LBA numbers, returned model number was garbage, SMART info was totally corrupted, etc...).
  - sounds 10y ago
    Hard drives store firmware (executable code) on hidden sectors of the drive. The amount of firmware they store in flash is relatively small. That may help explain how your drive's firmware got corrupted.

by jokoon 10y ago

atYevP 10y ago

> So I searched online, and found a solution where the HDD is suspended with cable ties, a little like this http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4MXB1IG.jpg Yev from Backblaze here -> good hustle! That sounds a lot like our "anti-vibration sleeves" from our earlier pod versions: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors... (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-storage-pod-vendors...).

jerf 10y ago

You're going to lose your drive any day now. Not necessarily because your drive is vibrating... just because you're always going to lose your drive any day now. Anything on only one drive can be on only zero drives in the blink of an eye. If that's a problem for you, best deal with it before it's a problem. It is true that hard drives often give a surprising amount of warning. I don't think I've ever had a drive totally spontaneously fail on me. But it's still best not to count on that.

throwanem 10y ago
I've had it happen. It taught me a hard lesson about keeping backups.
jandrese 10y ago
I once had a drive that somehow managed to corrupt its own firmware. Total garbage on bootup (nonsensical LBA numbers, returned model number was garbage, SMART info was totally corrupted, etc...).
- sounds 10y ago
  Hard drives store firmware (executable code) on hidden sectors of the drive. The amount of firmware they store in flash is relatively small. That may help explain how your drive's firmware got corrupted.