are 411 boxes failure-prone?

[Raf LaPietra]

In article <10184627...@irys.nyx.net>,
arthur wouk <aw...@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote:
>in the last few months, two different 411 boxes have failed on me. one
>did so last night - i thought the hard drive in it had failed, but
>instead, when i put that drive in a 911 box which i am now preparing
>to bring on line, it is recognized by the sparcstation to which it is
>attached.
>
>question - is this a random matter, or are they failure-prone?
>

I'd say that they are just getting old. Sun hasn't sold 411 cases in at least
6 years

-Raf

[Trevor Breusch]

Not at all. These must be some of the most bullet proof gear around. I have
rescued dozens (!) of them from different places and in varied superficial
condition. The amazing thing is that every one was working.

Trevor

"arthur wouk" <aw...@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote in message
news:10184627...@irys.nyx.net...

> in the last few months, two different 411 boxes have failed on me. one
> did so last night - i thought the hard drive in it had failed, but
> instead, when i put that drive in a 911 box which i am now preparing
> to bring on line, it is recognized by the sparcstation to which it is
> attached.
>
> question - is this a random matter, or are they failure-prone?

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>
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[Volker Borchert]

In comp.sys.sun.admin Trevor Breusch <Trevor....@anu.edu.au> wrote:

> Not at all. These must be some of the most bullet proof gear around. I have
> rescued dozens (!) of them from different places and in varied superficial
> condition. The amazing thing is that every one was working.

Have you found a source for the fans? Some of mine are somewhat
noisy, and they are of a size I can't find in any local (Germany,
Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz) electronics store.

Volker

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"I'm a mechanic, not a doctor." Volker Borchert <b...@teknon.de>

[Trevor Breusch]

No, I don't know of a supply for the fans. I have enough cases I just use
the good ones.

Some early Apple external hard drives used the same power supplies and (I
think) fans. They will be getting pretty old and noisy now, too.

Trevor

"Volker Borchert" <b...@Gaia.csfps.de> wrote in message
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[Volker Borchert]

In comp.sys.sun.admin Trevor Breusch <Trevor....@anu.edu.au> wrote:

> No, I don't know of a supply for the fans. I have enough cases I just use
> the good ones.

The cases are somewhat hard to find in Germany, and freight from the
U.S. is ridicuously expensive. Last time I bought some, I paid $100
for five cases plus $200 UPS :-(.

The situation has become easier for me since I found two working 911
boxes via ebay.de, thus freeing some 411 ones.