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   From: "Jonathan N. Little"    
      
   Alastair Black wrote:   
   > 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:   
   >>> >   
   >>> >    
   >>> >   
   >>> > > 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.   
   >   
      
   I would also start shopping for a new drive, pronto! When drives start    
   failing the failing tends to accelerate.   
      
      
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   Take care,   
      
   Jonathan   
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