Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:03:37 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Diagnostic tools for external hard drives? Message-ID: <20050314220135.C8240@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20050312215400.08a664a7.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20050312215400.08a664a7.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hello, > > Does FreeBSD (stable) have any tools that I can use to run diagnostics > on an external hard drive? > > I have a Maxtor One Touch 250GB external hard drive (the one with both > USB and Firewire connectors). This is connected to my FreeBSD 5-stable > machine with firewire. Firewire enclosures typically just have an ATA-FW bridge, so you may get better diagnostics and accessibility if you take the disk out of the FW box and plug it into an ATA channel. >From first glance at the errors I'd say the drive has problems. If its under warranty I'd just replace it :) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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