On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 09:57 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:35:49 -0500 > "David G. Mackay" <mackay_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Shouldn't there have been some indication of problems prior to the > > failure? > > I have a feeling smartd is quite a lot like the emergency lights > we have at work. They come on fine when you press the "test" button, > but if the power actually goes out, they don't work at all :-). Sort of like the $20 component that vaporizes itself to save the $.10 fuse from blowing? > Most UPS boxes seem to be about the same. They'll be reporting > self test OK and lots of battery life, then the power actually > fails, and they fall over dead. Fortunately, mine seem to kicking in when they should, except for the one that died of old age. Dave
