[ltp] Re: Q: HD active protection sys for Linux???

[Thomas Graham]

APS is better than nothing, I am outdoor more than 13hours per day and
I don't have desktop on outdoor, don't have time to do anything like
backup, haha :)


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:16:54 +1100, Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote:
> On 29 Nov 2004, Thomas Graham wrote:
> > hmmmm, it seems only new series of IBM laptop got such protection
> > system, I own Dell I8100 and HD are dead more than I could expected,
> > APS system could help a lot ( I don't care about replace HD, but I DO
> > CARE ABOUT MY DATA!!!!! )
> 
> If you care about your data, don't expect the hard disk APS system to
> save you.
> 
> Implement backups, and make sure they work.  Test them twice before you
> trust them.  Monitor them.
> 
> For the love of god, though, don't expect that a hard disk, no matter
> how advance the "safety features" are, is going to be reliable enough to
> actually protect you data.
> 
> I mean, really -- what if you accidentally delete the data?  What if a
> virus does?  What if the APS system fails and the disk is damaged
> anyway?
> 
> Heck, what if a truck runs over the laptop, or coffee gets into the
> system while it runs, or the office burns down, or any of the other
> physical disasters?
> 
> Personally, I got an A31p because I /could/ put a second hard disk in it
> as a (Linux software) RAID1, because I /do/ care about my machine being
> usable if the hard disk isn't.
> 
> I also have a strict backup system that ensures that even if both hard
> disks are destroyed I lose as little as possible.
> 
> If your data is really important, don't expect a feature like APS to
> protect it.
> 
>        Daniel
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