On Thursday 29 January 2009 10:15:38 am Anne Wilson wrote: > 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. try smartctl to see what the monitors have been finding for you. man smartctl Alex === -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Avantel Systems, and is believed to be clean.