Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:43:16 -0700 From: Paul Saab <ps@freebsd.org> To: soralx@cydem.org Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hardware/driver incompatibility ? Message-ID: <468C68D4.1060903@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20070627214300.319cbe41@soralx> References: <7D3EA7E7-CF83-4385-A8FC-611B886CC7E3@patpro.net> <20070627214300.319cbe41@soralx>
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The WD5000YS issues are due to a firmware bug http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n&pid=15&swid=57 soralx@cydem.org wrote: >> - 2 Western Digital WD2500YS hard drives >> - 1GB RAM >> > [...] > >> Is there any way I could test my HD to detect/prevent failure ? >> > > install smartmontools from ports > then: smarctl -t long /dev/ad4 > after a couple hours check status: smartctl -a /dev/ad4 > > Western Digital harddisks are notoriously unreliable (I just had 2 > WD5000YS fail recently, at about the same time; one had ~200 hrs on it, > the other ~1700h), especially the YS models. Also, WDC won't replace > them... Beware. > > [SorAlx] ridin' VN1500-B2 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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