[mdlug] Smartctl Reports Errors on HDD

[Peter Bart]

On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 14:17 -0400, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> > From: Peter Bart
> > 	Time I do have, I can set the machine to running with dd and go
> do
> > other things. And yes I know drives are cheap. I don't really want to
> > spend anymore than absolutely necessary. I've allready replaced the
> DVD
> > burner, and toyed with the idea of adding to the 1gb of ram.
> 
>  Do be careful. Drive failure can be progressive. After the install,
> make sure to keep an eye on the smartctl stuff; Ubuntu sets up a drive
> daemon by default, I think. Heed its warnings if it says problems remain
> on the drive...

	I will thanks. Ubuntu calls it smartmontools and there is a lot of
information on it, not the least of which is
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Smartmontools>. 
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Best Regards,

Peter The Plumber