From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 1 02:04:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80BA516A401 for ; Sat, 1 Apr 2006 02:04:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hyperconx.com) Received: from artemis.hyperconx.net (artemis.hyperconx.net [66.181.8.155]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D04143D46 for ; Sat, 1 Apr 2006 02:04:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@hyperconx.com) Received: from adsl-69-225-224-190.dsl.skt2ca.pacbell.net ([69.225.224.190] helo=Production) by artemis.hyperconx.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.54) id 1FPVTY-000ARH-2h for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:04:28 -0800 From: "Wil Hatfield" To: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:06:28 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: ATA Drive Issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:04:28 -0000 Just never seen that before out of WD. Seen it with Seagate though. So I guess it could happen. But there are 3 batches involved I believe. The 4 200GB could be from the same batch but unlikely. Purchased first two then the second two a month later. Wil Hatfield -----Original Message----- From: David Kelly [mailto:dkelly@HiWAAY.net] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:54 PM To: FreeBSD Questions Cc: Wil Hatfield Subject: Re: ATA Drive Issues On Mar 31, 2006, at 6:25 PM, Wil Hatfield wrote: > So are you saying that I have 5 new drives (a week old) all with > the same > problems? And S.M.A.R.T doesn't show any of the issues. > > I need to go play the lottery. ;-) Whats so strange about the notion of 5 identical new drives out of the same batch having the same problem? -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.