Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:43:00 -0700 From: <soralx@cydem.org> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hardware/driver incompatibility ? Message-ID: <20070627214300.319cbe41@soralx> In-Reply-To: <7D3EA7E7-CF83-4385-A8FC-611B886CC7E3@patpro.net> References: <7D3EA7E7-CF83-4385-A8FC-611B886CC7E3@patpro.net>
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> - 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
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