News 71-TiB NAS with twenty-four 4TB drives hasn't had a single drive failure for ten years — owner outlines key approaches to assure HDD longevity

[kyzarvs]

The right drives, temperature and clean power through a decent UPS are the most important things as far as I'm concerned.

I've looked after data profressionally and privately for over 20 years. Buying the right drive for the role, keeping it cool and feeding it power through a decent UPS that cleans up the power helps all kit. Throwing a desktop drive into a hot case and expecting it to survive just doesn't work.

I have several WD Red drives in a home NAS (FreeNAS w/ZFS RAID) here that are coming up for 10 years continuous uptime. I wouldn't leave them that long on a work setup, but for home where I don't mind downtime while rebuilding the RAID (+ I have a backup to another NAS), I'm kinda curious to see how long they will go.

 

[bit_user]

Here's a neat way for you to "Permanently Reduce" your AC costs during summers.

Spoiler: Technology Connections - Awnings.

Installing Awnings on any Windows that will face the sun could reduce Solar Heat Gain by 66%-75%.

Apparently it's a piece of simple technology that many of us forgot once "Big AC" industry went into effect.

Oh, I'm ahead of you there! Here's the latest and greatest in green tech. Biodegradable, seasonal, and solar-powered shade for whole, entire walls:

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It's called ivy!

Can be combined with awnings for even greater effect!

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Oh, I'm ahead of you there! Here's the latest and greatest in green tech. Biodegradable, seasonal, and solar-powered shade for whole, entire walls:

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It's called ivy!

Can be combined with awnings for even greater effect!

If you have the money for a different type of Brick Outter Wall, they call it the Bloque Termodisipador

New Brick Layout / Design for the modern age.