Subj : Re: What to do with a gia
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Feb 13 2022 18:35:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:

>   > I've had computers die: remember once came home from work to find my 256
>   > GB HDD now thinking it was a something like 48 GB drive.  Have
>   KM> I remember that!
> 
> Good memory!  No idea what happened - thinking maybe one of the r/w arms
> broke as thought I heard a rattling.  Computer was on a UPS so shouldn't
> have been a shock from a voltage surge.  <shrug>

I've seen a HD with a busted r/w arm (head come loose and just dangling) 
and another with the arm disconnected entirely. So it does happen!

> 
>   > electronic backups to the NAS in the basement.
>   KM> What sort of NAS do you have?
> 
> ZyXEL NSA320 with a total of 5 TB storage (3 + 2).  Antique by today's
> standards but works fine.  The only thing I have to do when mounting is

So long as it schlepps files back and forth and stores 'em reliably, 
it's good enough, what else is a NAS supposed to do anyway??


>   KM> I have a bunch of 2TB SAS drives that I'd like to set up as a NAS
>   KM> or something similar. I was going to use Fireball, but its SAS
>   KM> chip is real twitchy-picky and only works with random OSs when it
>   KM> feels like it. Have a couple of SAS adapters that might work
>   KM> better, haven't tested yet.
> 
> I'm been planning to build my own NAS: 

There exist NAS-OS images, tho I haven't looked into 'em.

> use some of the old/smaller HDDs
> for end-directories (instead of a sub-dir on a huge/new HDD).  Some
> other project bullies its way in front of the line....

I guess until you run out of connectors...

> OTOH I have had thumbdrives here just die.  Some were those 'yellow'
> thumbdrives (the blue ones were fine).  Others were some cheap ones (4
> GB) I bought more or less for sneakernet stuff.  No problems that I can
> recall with name brand ones.

I recall an Adventure with several bogus AData thumb drives.... in my 
observation, all the off-brand drives are crap. If it's not a Big Name, 
AVOID!!
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