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Date:      Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:29:29 +0100
From:      Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Please help in diagnosing these smartmon messages
Message-ID:  <200802072329.30152.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
In-Reply-To: <200802042014.40016.af300wsm@gmail.com>
References:  <200802042014.40016.af300wsm@gmail.com>

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On Tuesday 05 February 2008 04:14:39 Andrew Falanga wrote:

> I know it's probably near impossible to know exactly how much longer this
> drive has, but how serious are these errors?  As I mentioned, the
> unreadable sectors on the hard drive are repeated many times in the log ( >
> 100 times).

If it's not dead already, it can be when you read this or in 2-3 months. I 
usually change the cable on the first read error I see popping up, just to 
rule out the cable. If the errors persist, it's time to order and stop adding 
new stuff to the disk.
Since it's a church disk, you might have better luck with your prayers then 
most people.
-- 
Mel



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