Whoops. I left out the last link.
http://www.volitans-software.com/SMART_Utility.html
is the package that isn't free but works well enough to let you see if
there are any SMART errors on your drive.
CB
Chris Blouch wrote:
Would be nice to inspect what the SMART status is of your drive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.
There is an add on to do this called SMARTReporter
http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/index.html
which seems to be inaccessible, but it does write out the drive state
into a log file located at
~/Library/Logs/SMARTReporter.log
I found another utility called DriveSMART but it hasn't been updated
since osx 10.3 and just crashed when I ran it
http://www.compuapps.com/download/driveSMART/mac/macdriveSMART.htm
which is not free but you can try it out long enough to get to the
fail/pass result at the bottom of the window.
Hope this helps.
CB
vashaun jones wrote:
Listers my wife was on Boot Camp earlier today and the computer
started making a grinding noise. It doesn't come from one particular
area of the computer persay it just is a constant running noise. I
don't know how to diagnose fan or har drive problems so I wanted some
help from you guys in running whatever test you all can recommend.
What do you all suggest. I can turn the PC off and turn it back on in
either Windows or Mac and the noise is the same right from boot up.
Other than that I don't know what else to say. Thanks in advance
