[BC] Dealing with the Brain Challenged

[Cowboy]

On Sunday 04 April 2010 09:04:50 am Mike McCarthy wrote:

> Hardrives too are a consumable. Problem is they're not at all easy to pin
> down a projected failure except when it's failing or already has. Thus,
> managers cringe at the prospect of a planned PM HD swap cost (mostly labor
> to rebuild a machine if it's the C drive being replaced) on a machine
> already operating without any outward signs of pending failure.

 A problem built into the windows "registry" design.
 Gone are the days when any Micro$oft system could be simply
 copied from one drive to another.
 The price paid for the convenience and low cost of M$ Windows
 Total Cost of Ownership.

 Yes, on all of my systems, hard drives are a two to three year
 disposable commodity.
 Like anything, replace it on your schedule, or on *its* schedule !
 I've always preferred mine.


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Cowboy