Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:11:53 -0700 From: "Andrew Falanga" <af300wsm@gmail.com> To: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please help in diagnosing these smartmon messages Message-ID: <340a29540802071511n396a02ap8fca378c2774e41f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080207223827.GA32246@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <200802042014.40016.af300wsm@gmail.com> <200802072329.30152.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <20080207223827.GA32246@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On Feb 7, 2008 3:38 PM, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 11:29:29PM +0100, Mel wrote: > > > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 04:14:39 Andrew Falanga wrote: > > > > > I know it's probably near impossible to know exactly how much longer > this > > > drive has, but how serious are these errors? As I mentioned, the > > > unreadable sectors on the hard drive are repeated many times in the > log ( > > > > 100 times). > > > > If it's not dead already, it can be when you read this or in 2-3 months. > I > > usually change the cable on the first read error I see popping up, just > to > > rule out the cable. If the errors persist, it's time to order and stop > adding > > new stuff to the disk. > > Agree. If it is seeing repeated errors, it is most likely about to > die totally at any time. > I suspected as much but being new to smartmon wanted to make sure. I was especially curious to find out what a "pending" sector was. I understand a sector, but the pending part was curious for me. I was talking with a guy at work that does some file system stuff and he told me that if SMART is giving you errors, it's not good. I have to admit, I wished something like this existed in '92 when I started as a service tech for a small, local computer company in upstate NY. It would have made life a lot easier. Andy -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is it such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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