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Date:      Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:08:36 +0000
From:      RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What is the "better / best " method to multi-boot different OSes natively WITHOUT VirtualBox(es) ?
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On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:01:55 +0100
Ralf Mardorf wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:51:04 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >In my experiences it isn't a myth. The intern HDDs of my PCs did last
> >for around 2 years, when turning the computer off and on several
> >times a day and they did last for around 7 years, if the machine
> >runs more or less 24/7.  
> 
> Btw. almost all of the times drives of both kind of usage failed with
> a click, click noise, because they were unable to release the heads.

If the head was stuck then why did it click?  Clicking suggests the
head moved. 

My guess is that it attempted something 3 times and parked after each
failure.





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