On 01/15/2015 12:42 PM, Brian Martin wrote: >> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda > As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 > / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most > disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: > - "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" > - wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are > always optimistic === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015
I'll come back to it after 3:30 and run the next part. > - "sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda" > You should see an entry under extended tests with a LifeTime hours that > matches the current value of Power_On_Hours. It'll report whether it > detected errors or not. This test is non-destructive, can be run > on-line (despite the "offline" name -- probably a historical artifact), > but is only somewhat effective in detecting problems. > > I've used lots of other test from the various manufacturers (see my > article at http://www.pdxsys.com/articles/hard-drive-test-tools/ for > info), but these are destructive and the best one was only 75% effective > at detecting a known failed drive Thanks. I've got a new power supply on order. Should arrive Monday. I'll keep in mind that this hard drive is old, and should be replaced, soon. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
