On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to bet this drive is out of warranty. I'm pretty sure it is > over 2 years since I bought it. > > Once I replace that drive, I'll dd the thing and see what it does then. > It'll either break it or give me a fresh start to play with and see how > long it lasts.
Well, finding out for sure is a 30 second process, so up to you whether it is worth the time. smartctl will give you the serial/model number, and you punch that into a website, and it will say whether it is under warranty or not. If you plan to wipe the disk before return, print out the results of smartctl -a first, since wiping will probably clear the pending sectors. But, it is your drive, so do whatever you want with it! :) Rich
