29 Jan
2009
29 Jan
'09
4:47 p.m.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Anne Wilson cannewilson@googlemail.com wrote: <snip>
I assume that the hdd is failing - but I haven't seen any messages from smartmontools. Is there any way I can check that? If it is I don't want to waste time trying to repair it.
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Most hdd manufacturers have bootable CD images you can download which have utilities and thorough diagnostics.
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Jeff