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Date:      Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:43:00 -0700
From:      <soralx@cydem.org>
To:        <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: hardware/driver incompatibility ?
Message-ID:  <20070627214300.319cbe41@soralx>
In-Reply-To: <7D3EA7E7-CF83-4385-A8FC-611B886CC7E3@patpro.net>
References:  <7D3EA7E7-CF83-4385-A8FC-611B886CC7E3@patpro.net>

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> - 2 Western Digital WD2500YS hard drives
> - 1GB RAM
[...]
> Is there any way I could test my HD to detect/prevent failure ?

install smartmontools from ports
then: smarctl -t long /dev/ad4
after a couple hours check status: smartctl -a /dev/ad4

Western Digital harddisks are notoriously unreliable (I just had 2
WD5000YS fail recently, at about the same time; one had ~200 hrs on it,
the other ~1700h), especially the YS models. Also, WDC won't replace
them... Beware.

[SorAlx]  ridin' VN1500-B2



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