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Subject: Re: This has begun to annoy me...
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>
> That's pretty much what I expected.
>
> It's done this since I've been running the machine, about six months
> now. Given your comment, I expect it's an issue with the controller.
>
with controller - it would start immediately, not after 6 months i think

but please use smartmontools.

good idea is to use it always, not only when problems start to appear