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We built some disk arrays using a front-loading IDE case with drive trays. This one is pretty pricey but it's _nice_ hardware:
https://www.rackmountplus.com/spec.asp?ID=RMAC4D -IDE
That, plus a couple RAID cards (like 3ware's new 12-port cards) in a 64/66 PCI slot and bonnie++ would do a pretty good job of burning in your drives. You could flip drives in and out in a few seconds.
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We built some disk arrays using a front-loading IDE case with drive trays. This one is pretty pricey but it's _nice_ hardware:
https://www.rackmountplus.com/spec.asp?ID=RMAC4D -IDE
That, plus a couple RAID cards (like 3ware's new 12-port cards) in a 64/66 PCI slot and bonnie++ would do a pretty good job of burning in your drives. You could flip drives in and out in a few seconds.