From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 30 16:16:19 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79BB316A419 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:16:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@incunabulum.net) Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FF9713C47E for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:16:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@incunabulum.net) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C948EAFCA for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:16:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:16:18 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: Nie6EBIIuUtn7sq0+tJNFt51Hlt8Ox1fv+CamRANzR2y 1185812178 Received: from [192.168.123.18] (82-35-112-254.cable.ubr07.dals.blueyonder.co.uk [82.35.112.254]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BC7F4E8B for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:16:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <46AE0ECC.80108@incunabulum.net> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:16:12 +0100 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <46A35EE6.6030902@incunabulum.net> <200707221437.l6MEbCCP039856@lava.sentex.ca> <20070723005933.Y51455@woozle.rinet.ru> <200707230324.l6N3Oht7042841@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <200707230324.l6N3Oht7042841@lava.sentex.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Help! My laptop drive may be dying. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:16:19 -0000 Thanks for everyone's responses. Given that this drive may well be lying in its SMART registers, I've just ordered a new drive. Newer IBM/Lenovo machines appear to complain if you don't use Hitachi GST drives, so I ordered one of those to be on the safe side, as well as to preserve the resale value. I note with keen interest that a number of laptop warranties don't cover the drive. Fingers crossed it'll arrive tommorrow. Thanks again... BMS