Re: SparcStation 5 as Server

[naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de (Christian Weisgerber)]

Chris Palmer <cecibean_(_at_)_bitstream_(_dot_)_net> wrote:

> The disk is external, right? The SS5s, iirc, are not rated for more than
> a 5400 RPM drive. If you have the 7200RPM disk inside the machine, you
> could get heat problems. (I could be wrong about this, though; can
> anyone corroborate?)

No, but you are babbling.  Rotational speed is not a unit of heat
output, and there is no general proportionality.  I don't know
whether the SS5 has a specified maximal wattage for internal drives,
and finding reasonable figues for the drives themselves is another
problem, but I'm rather confident that, say, a 5400rpm IBM 0664
will be far hotter than any current 7200rpm drive.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de