OK, I have a quick question fo yall's. First of all I have been an MCSE since NT4.0, and have been a computer geek since 1975 when I built my first S100 buss computer with a whopping 1k of RAM, and nothing but switches and LED's for I/O. We have several (140) NC machines setup here with PC's that use NT4.0. Here is the troubs. Occasionally the PC's get the BSOD, and they are rebooted. 1 time in 20 however, the hard disk is trashed. The good old trashed files from an improper shutdown. The Vendor who supplies these PC's is trying to tell me theree is an industry wide issue concerning hard drives and the bearings they are made with. Supposedly, the drives need to be spun down for 5 minutes every 24 hours to prevent the buildup of airbubbles in the bearing lubricant. btw these are 20 or 23 GB 2.5 in HDD's. I would appreciate the feedback if anyone else has heard of this. Is it BullS*t I am smelling? or did someone fart?
