Last week researchers at Carnegie Mellon University published a paper which examined the real-world reliability of hard drives. It concluded that hard drive failure rate was much higher (by a factor ...

A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University, concludes that hard disk drive failure rates are fifteen times higher than indicated by the MTTF information provided by manufacturers. Using a sample ...

Hard disk drives (HDDs) deliver high storage capacities at low cost, but HDD models can differ considerably. Capacity and price are not the only criteria that should determine the choice of HDD. Other ...

Inconsistencies in mean time to failure (MTTF) ratings make power supply lifetime comparisons difficult. Increased reliability requirements are driving the focus on MTTF figures when comparing power ...

In this podcast, we talk to Rainer Kaese, senior manager of business development for hard disk drives at Toshiba Electronics Europe, about hard disk drive (HDD) metrics. In particular, he takes apart ...

Modern Enterprise HDDs are designed for operating temperatures between 5 and 60 degrees Celsius. Manufacturers recommend that they should not be operated at the upper end of this range on a permanent ...

Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) and sometimes references as Mean Time For Failure (MTFF) is the length of time a device or software is expected to last in operation. MTTF is one of many ways to assess the ...