Re: new kernels and disk crash!

[Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

> I fear I need to find a new disk, not easy a "not noisy" server disk.

Depending on how much you care about using original-era parts, you
could go with a SCSI<->SATA adapter plus a modern disk (or SSD, if you
want really low acoustic noise).  My main desktop machine is currently
running off such an adapter plus a "1TB" laptop-formfactor drive
(Seagate ST1000LM048):

sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <ATA, ST1000LM M048-2E, 0001> SCSI3 0/direct fixed
sd0: 931 GB, 484505 cyl, 64 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1953525168 sectors

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