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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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