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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:23:16 -0700
From:      "Brett G. Lemoine" <bl@incyte.com>
To:        Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 15k rpm Drives 
Message-ID:  <200104251623.JAA80115@blah.incyte.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:48:44 PDT." <p05001922b70c14a8d023@[192.168.168.205]> 

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> At 11:02 AM -0700 4/24/01, Stephen H. Kapit wrote:
> >Are there any issues with using the Cheetah 15k rpm drives with freebsd
> >in an external raid array?
> 
> If the array is of reasonable size, you may need to file an EIR, due to
> the possibility of gyroscopic effects slowing the Earth's rotation.  Of
> course, much of this problem can be alleviated by proper attention to
> the drives' orientation...

We should see how many people we can get to orient their drives to
maximize the slowing... I could use a few more hours in the day.

bl
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