William Immendorf wrote: > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 3:46 AM, Ken Moffat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I always find SMART data (specifically, the WORST and THRESHhold >> columns) causes my head to spin. My impression is that 'Worst' >> counts down, and I think the RAW_VALUE column (the last one) is >> the first place to look (zero in this case). >> >> Typically, I only usually look at the temperature (#194) from day >> to day - provided the self-test reports PASSED. >> >> ISTR that the absence of an Error Log is a common feature with >> old disks. >> > I'm starting to think the solution is to get a new hard disk, so that > these errors disappear. > > Now that I have smartctl to monitor the hard drives (thanks Mike) I'm going to run it until it dies. I don't have to worry much as this isn't a production machine. I'll be sure to make frequent backups. I've found a few sites that give insight into the SMART data, and Ken it starting to give me a headache now. Thanks for the insight folks.
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