Re: 4100 problem - HDD bad?
When it's in panic mode, you need to do a reset to factory to clear if reboot does not correct the problem. Then on boot you will get a message in the log saying which drive failed, which you already know.
The 4100 are normaly pretty stable, unless you have a drive or cpu fan that is flakey.
Apparently you have the drives spaned and not striped (raid0). From what I have gathered.
I think you have a heat problem like Phoenix said. You can fix the CPU fan so it runs 24/7 that way it want be running hot. Normally it is controlled buy the firmware. But my test shows that it reaches 140-150F at times before the fan starts. Which is to high for my taste. The shuts off in the 110F range.
The Snap 4500 are good but the newer models use SATA. But beware of Adaptec. I read a bulitin that the latest models were going to require the clinet to buy drives from them. Apparently clinets are buying lower end models then replacing the drive with higher capacity. But think about who want to pay Adaptec $600 for a 250gig HD that can be purchased for <$100. Not Me.
I & others have moved up to the Guardian OS units which are more robust and Vista Compatiable with the v4.1.061 Guardian OS, but you need v4.2 for the new DST Fix. These have a bandwidth of 300MB/sec speed with dual gigE ports.
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