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From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com>
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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.