On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:02 AM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I'm wondering If I may have a machine problem and not a failing HDD? Because >> when I put it back in the G4 MDD again I got the S.M.A.R.T warning. > > > SMART reporting is done on the hard drive itself, so if SMART is reporting a > failure, then the drive is bad. > > I'd return it to seagate for replacement under warrantee. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group
Thanks for the excuse to be off to Fry's in search of a suitable replacement. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
