Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 19:17:51 +0400 From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: Andreas Davour <ante@update.uu.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: Defragmentation needed with FreeBSD ... Message-ID: <cb5206420510020817r73e95d34td841cccb4668a895@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0510021552580.21121@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> References: <20051002121454.3D1C643D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <cb5206420510020611s560fbe6eoef14ac08cee0b25@mail.gmail.com> <20051002094256.466C.GERARD@seibercom.net> <Pine.LNX.4.62.0510021552580.21121@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>
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On 10/2/05, Andreas Davour <ante@update.uu.se> wrote: > On Sun, 2 Oct 2005, Gerard Seibert wrote: > > > ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** > > On 10/2/2005 9:40:11 AM, Gerard Seibert Replied: > > > > I have both Windows and FreeBSD boxes, and I can honestly say that I do > > not hear the hdd scratching (I certainly hope it is not scratching). It > > sounds to me like you have a serious problem with your HD. Perhaps it i= s > > time to trade it in for a newer model. > > Yes, a HD should not be heard, then it's time to be very afraid! It > happened to me yesterday, so I know... :( > You know, it depends. Most of my Seagate drives are almost silent, but Maxtor and Hitachi (IBM) can easily be heard. Nevertheless, I don't take chances - and enable SMART on all hard drives. Smartmontools come in handy, I always know when it's time to make a backup and go buy another drive.
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