Killed four of my 3tb hard drives this weekend!

Ollie_B_2000 · 8 Jan 2017 at 14:13

Never really anticipated that I'd be able to plug a molex in the wrong way but I'm definitely going to double check in future.

Glad you managed to get everything back.

ED209 · 8 Jan 2017 at 15:01

edscdk said:
having worked with PCs for decades and connected 1000's of molex connectors I have never managed to plug one in upside down, or had one that felt like it might... I and rather slap dash and just try cables up one way then the other if that does not work... so its not like I carefully examine cables carefully before trying to connect them...

I'd say its bad design as much as OPS fault

tell me about it, never been able to connect a molex connecter round the wrong way. I have nearly a few times but never fitted or too much force which prompted me to check.

I haven't used a molex connecter in years

Trig · 10 Jan 2017 at 23:14

The whole point of the notches is so you can't plug them in the wrong way round, no doubt Lian Li are cutting costs while keeping prices high, connectors will come from the cheapest supplier, the downside of not managing your supply chain....

These days the best place to post is Twitter and Facebook, if they're on there...

BlackAle · 11 Jan 2017 at 03:48

Ekim said:
None of my data was critical so I won't be getting any additional redundancy over and above what I already have. My Unraid server had over 21tb of data so it would be far too expensive to have enough backup to cover everything.

This mentality is what causes people to lose stuff. Redundancy is totally different to backup.

rtho782 · 11 Jan 2017 at 12:39

I use Amazon Cloud drive as a backup.

They really mean unlimited....

Ekim · 11 Jan 2017 at 12:52

Trig said:
These days the best place to post is Twitter and Facebook, if they're on there...

Posted on their Facebook, will see what comes of that. I'm not sure they'll be too bothered though.

BlackAle said:
This mentality is what causes people to lose stuff. Redundancy is totally different to backup.

Agreed, all of my important data is backed up across multiple services/locations/devices. The majority of the data on my server isn't in any way shape or form critical. If I lost the entire thing tomorrow I'd be annoyed but it wouldn't be the end of the world. I can't afford the costs of backing everything up locally. I'm happy with just having some redundancy for now.

rtho782 said:
I use Amazon Cloud drive as a backup.

They really mean unlimited....

Wowsers! That definitely is worth considering as an option however. £55 for the year?

Trig · 11 Jan 2017 at 13:06

I wonder if CloudDrive works with the StableBit stuff, might be a good target for Duplication via Drivepool...

Yaayuh! · 11 Jan 2017 at 13:37

rtho782 said:
I use Amazon Cloud drive as a backup.

They really mean unlimited....

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I suspect a lot of people would be too worried about their "questionably sourced" data being stored using a hosted backup service.

Trig · 11 Jan 2017 at 23:18

You can encrypt the stuff before it gets there, so whatever it is, its secure...

Rroff · 11 Jan 2017 at 23:44

rtho782 said:
I use Amazon Cloud drive as a backup.

They really mean unlimited....

Forgot I get 5GB with my prime subscription - must remember to chuck some stuff on there for ease of access.

HEADRAT · 12 Jan 2017 at 06:27

Amazon Prime is has unlimited storage for photos