samsung 2TB spinpoint pause every 5 mins
#1
I've just purchased a pair of 2TB Samsung HD204UI Spinpoint F4EG drives.
They are running in an ubuntu 10 server.
Large reads seem to die about every 5 mins for a few seconds and then continue. This isn't happening with any other drives (many WD's).

Anyone else seen similar or have a fix?

cheers
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#2
I had four of these in raid 5, and I didn't have an issue with them. Have you checked the drives for problems with reads/writes? I just sent 4 (3 of 4 I've had a year) back to Samsung on an RMA. They all went corrupt for some reason. Sorry I can't help more, but if you can find a program to check the health of your drive that may help you with an answer.
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#3
this might help http://www.hdtune.com/index.html
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#4
thanks guys but the drives are "healthy", smart not reporting any problems etc. They just seem to stop transferring data about every 5 mins, then the transfer rate shoots up high as (i'm guessing) the drives internal cache is emptied. Wouldn't normally be a problem but it's causing all sorts of issues for bluray rip playback.
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#5
well then, there's nothing you can do except checking if theirs a Firmware available
which 'maybe' could fix your drives behavior and if not,
then, your outta luck,,,
keep it or RMA it,,, if u can
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