From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Aug 3 18:30:09 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F7B0BAE51D for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from smtp207.alice.it (smtp207.alice.it [82.57.200.103]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19ABA1395 for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:30:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from soth.ventu (87.16.63.56) by smtp207.alice.it (8.6.060.28) (authenticated as acanedi@alice.it) id 57175E92154563D1 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 20:24:54 +0200 Received: from alamar.ventu (alamar.local.netfence.it [10.1.2.18]) by soth.ventu (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u73IOrvB097485 for ; Wed, 3 Aug 2016 20:24:54 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) X-Authentication-Warning: soth.ventu: Host alamar.local.netfence.it [10.1.2.18] claimed to be alamar.ventu Subject: Re: Ominous smartd messages .... To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" References: <9ea1dbaf-6151-edc8-9e2a-430abe757472@holgerdanske.com> From: Andrea Venturoli Message-ID: Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 20:24:53 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:30:09 -0000 On 08/03/16 14:42, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> I would download the HGST Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT) and use it >> to test all the drives. Ideally, by removing your BSD system drive, >> installing a Windows system drive, installing WinDFT, and running WinDFT >> before, during, and after you mess with the hardware. >> > That last option sounds > destructive, right ? Any other options short of that ? Thanks & TIA .... You can try with Ultimate Boot CD: you can boot HGST DFT from there without the hassle of going through Windows. You'll run the test, find the drive faulty, try repair, test again: that's (usually) not destructive. In case the last test gives positive results, watch the disk closely: sometimes it will go on for years, sometimes you'll start getting those error again within days. If that's the case, replace it. bye