Supplemental information after doing a long self test (i.e. smartctl -t long /dev/hda): SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 30% 990 23953101 # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 990 - # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 327 - # 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 93 - # 5 Short captive Completed without error 00% 0 - -- (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.