Re: Is this a hard drive crash?

2007-03-30 Thread Bill Moran
a sign of weak PSUs. FWIW, I tested the power supply with an inexpensive power supply tester; it checked out. I guess I should replace it, nonetheless... Also, if this is just a hard drive crash, shouldn't the system keep going? So, you're saying that if a drive starts giving invalid

Is this a hard drive crash?

2007-03-29 Thread Janos Dohanics
. Now it crashed again with the new motherboard - and I don't know what should I do next: should I just replace an apparently good hard drive? Also, if this is just a hard drive crash, shouldn't the system keep going? Janos Dohanics ___ freebsd

Re: Is this a hard drive crash?

2007-03-29 Thread Ivan Voras
should I do next: should I just replace an apparently good hard drive? If you know the drive is good (e.g. by testing it in another machine), the first thing you should replace is the power supply. Weird drive behavior is often a sign of weak PSUs. Also, if this is just a hard drive crash

Re: Is this a hard drive crash?

2007-03-29 Thread web
tested the power supply with an inexpensive power supply tester; it checked out. I guess I should replace it, nonetheless... Also, if this is just a hard drive crash, shouldn't the system keep going? So, you're saying that if a drive starts giving invalid or noninterpretable communications