"reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key"

Colin Law clanlaw at googlemail.com
Wed Aug 21 07:24:10 UTC 2013


On 20 August 2013 23:46, Qiubo Su (David Su) <qiubosu at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> it is a seagate 500GB HD made in china manufactured in 2008. i used it as a
> linux 24x7 server for the past nearly 1.5 years. the server is in the office
> room and its temperature is from 10 C to 25 C, ventilation is good, not
> dusty. the server was stably sitting on the desk without physical collision.
>
> what could make it got such problem in 1.5 years time in such a OK
> environment?

Things break for no obvious reasons.  That is true of all electronic
and electro-magnetic components.  Possibly a poorly soldered
connection, possibly a faulty bearing on the disc, a faulty capacitor,
a cosmic ray through one of the chips, many possible causes.

By the way it is preferred not to top post on this list.  Please
insert your replies inline in the previous post as others have been
doing.  Thanks.

Colin




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