First post, by popper
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Hello everybody!
Question as Topic;
It seems to be normal that (my) old hardware will not last forever, but I am getting mad everytime one of the frequently used pieces dies for no reason.
I recently played with my 486 - system, which had a seagate ST31276A installed, when suddenly the drive won't respond or react anymore. Several tries (plug into another system, check cables, power supply) ended up with the same result: It's dead. And all that glory means that the whole system / software also is gone and i have to start again at the beginning. No problem at all i thought. I then opened my hdd box for a replacement drive just to get the information, that two other hdd's did it as the seagate and followed their sister.
I wonder what the hell made the hdd's in the box, which were perfectly functional the last time i used them, go to hades?
Also: Some of my old notebooks (without leaking power cells) -386s oder 486s- won't work too after some time beeing not used.
And: did you hear about THAT thing, that grows onto your boards, building nice short-circuits while you are asleep 😈 ?
So: do you place your hardware in antistatic-bags, in the freezer 🤣, in your darkest storeroom or just in the shelf?
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