Hi Jim, On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:16:36 -0500 Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > FC12-x86_64/KDE > > Can you test SATA hard drives using Smartctl ? Yes, see `man smartctl` for details. > What test do you run to determine if if you have a defective drive ? I tend to monitor the "Reallocated_Sector_Ct", "Current_Pending_Sector" and "Offline_Uncorrectable" lines of `smartctl -a /dev/sda`, after running tests using "-t conveyance" for new drives, then "-t long" every week or so. You might want to configure smartd as well (see /etc/smartd.conf). F -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
