Brandon Ooi wrote: > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 7:29 AM, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote: > >> > I have a WD RE4-GP which dropped an Adaptec 51645 RAID >> >controller. I ran a smartctl short test on the drive and it failed >> >with a read error. >> >> What does smart say about reallocated sectors, pending sector count, >> drive temperature, etc? > WD will send you a new one if it's an enterprise drive. No questions > asked. > I've done this many a time. Also, watch it for a few days, then every week. If it doesn't change, I wouldn't worry; if it does, have it replaced. mark