Raid0 running 24/7

[joeyjojo]

Currently have 2x Hitachi 7k80 drives in RAID0 on a dfi expert. I was thinking about leaving the system on 24/7 to fold, but I'm not sure if that's wise, particularly concerning the hard drives spinning non-stop. Will 24/7 use have a noticable effect on these drives?

 

[joeyjojo]

Thanks mate, thats reassuring anyway

From wikipedia

A typical hard disk drive design consists of a spindle on which the platters spin at a constant RPM

You don't often hear drives changing speed(?)

Can't find MTBF info

 

[joeyjojo]

500000 hours.

Hmm 57 years, I like that

ive had 2 maxtor sata drives running in Raid 0 for over 1 year now 24/7 on my storage server with no problems using 3ware raid card

Good stuff. Who said Maxtors were unreliable *touches wood for you*

Cheers guys, no worries about folding 24/7 then. Must remember to make frequent backups though.