-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Paul E Condon wrote: >> My understanding is that S.M.A.R.T. doesn't generally work over USB. > > So, the fact that my WD drives don't play well with S.M.A.R.T doesn't > make them special, and I should not spend much, if any, time looking > for a USB solution. What other options are there for external HD?
A quick partial solution could be: If you just want to read the SMART tables once, say to see how many sectors have been remapped, you can simply take the HD out of its enclosure and temporarily connect it directly inside your PC. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkvDrRAACgkQ+VSRxYk440/TwACg6US5ORZajsE0+8fIgAdsnD2o T9sAn2+wxSvbTdJ4G1RpGcF29J2coTVh =7LV8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bc3ad10.6080...@web.de