Gecko/20120207 Icedove/3.0.11   
   From: Alastair Black    
      
   On 03/12/2012 01:49 PM, Frank K. Jensen wrote:   
   > "Frank K. Jensen"  skrev i meddelelsen   
   > news:4f5e4c2f$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...   
   >>   
   >> "Alastair Black" skrev i meddelelsen   
   >> news:jjld4n$jtj$2@n102.xanadu-bbs.net...   
   >> >   
   >> > On 03/11/2012 04:11 PM, Frank K. Jensen wrote:   
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   >> >   
   >> > > I will try that. Do you have the exact name? (remember I am a big   
   >> time   
   >> > > linux newbie :-))   
   >> > >   
   >> > > ~Frank   
   >> >   
   >> > S.M.A.R.T. is health monitoring capability built in to most   
   >> > modern drives.   
   >> >   
   >> >    
   >>   
   >> Thanks, It is scanning now.   
   >   
   > After testing I get:   
   > ----------   
   > smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen   
   > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/   
   >   
   > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===   
   >   
   > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1   
   >   
   > Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error   
   > # 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 9292 494776   
   > # 2 Short offline Completed: read failure 50% 9291 494776   
   > # 3 Short offline Aborted by host 70% 1 -   
   > # 4 Short offline Completed: read failure 50% 9291 494776   
   > ----------   
   >   
   > That doesn't look too god does it?   
   >   
   > The detailed info is here: http://dodgethis.dk/files/hddtest1.txt   
   >   
   > ~Frank   
   >   
      
   Agreed. It looks abysmal. Power hiccups in the last   
   few months? No surge-protector/UPS? What's the   
   date of manufacture on the label on the drive?   
      
   With patience, you may get a fairly good backup.   
      
   Alastair   
      
      
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