To my knowledge, SMART is a utility that allows the hard drive to report certain conditions to the OS. However, it is up to the manufactor to define what gets reported and when. Is this a new drive just put into the system or did these messages just start appearing? Bottom line is that in order to get any sort of certainty on what may be occuring, you will probably have to refer to the drive manufacturer's docs on their SMART reporting facility. However, in any case, I would make sure you have the drive backed up and a spare ready. :-)
Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Johnson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:55 PM > To: Debian User > Subject: Re: S.M.A.R.T. messages - what do they mean > > On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 15:42, René Seindal wrote: > > I just got these messages from smartmontools on my laptop. I checked > > the logs because the disk make a weird sound. > > > > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > > Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed > from 99 to 98 > > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > > > > I have had the Load_Cycle_Count messages before, but I have never been > > able to figure out what they mean, in spite of much googling. > > > > What do these messages mean and do I need to buy a new harddisk? > > I think I'd start saving my (smallest coins in Denmark). > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jefferson, LA USA > > The difference between drunken sailors and Congressmen is that > drunken sailors spend their own money. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
