SA> -=> Quoting Mark Hoover to Sean Dennis <=-

SA> MH> I'm not saying you do, but eventually there comes the practical
SA> MH> cost of  keeping the hardware running when the components start
SA> MH> dying. 

SA>    I'm getting there...with the BBS HD (C) drive FAT table
SA>    corrupted. I know norton could fix it.  But due to this
SA>    particular error ( which lordnet DID grumble)...if I fix it then
SA>    I fear the entire HD would go into lost chains and be wiped out.
SA>    Since now for some reason the FAT points c:\ root and the
SA>    c:\lorddir in the same area.  The only way to cure this problem
SA>    is to backup and install over a reformat and do it piece by
SA>    piece. Not a easy task at this point....sigh

I've gone through more hardware than I can count.  Mostly hard drives.  
Replacement drives are usually as old as the one that just died so 
chances are it'll die shortly as well...:(

I do have a bunch of < 1GB drives floating around here.  They still 
work, although, not sure what I'd ever do with them.

I also had a pair of P233 machines acting as Linux routers.  Both died 
of motherboard failure....:(  It was sad to see those go.  Both of those 
were replaced with P450's.  One was given to me, the other was an eBay 
special for $40.

I'm currently debating replacing my file server.  Currently it has a 
single 30GB drive in it.  I'd love to throw 3 300GB drives in it and 
RAID them, but I'd have to replace the motherboard to do it.

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