Although we've discussed a few causes for storage device problems in the preceding section, let's focus now on specific causes of specific device or component failures. I've categorized the problem causes into the following groups—drive and connector failures, controller and cache failures, and RAID and array failures. The controller and cache failures and RAID and array failures are discussed in the Hardware-related issues section later in this chapter.
Common storage problems causes
Drive and connector failures
The potential for storage device problems exists during almost every part of its installed life. In fact, just installing the device may introduce problems that may not be noticeable at first...
