On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 01:23:59PM +0100, Dom wrote: > It *is* possible that smartctl is mis-interpretting the status of > your disk, but given your slow fdisk command I suspect not. > > Time to backup, backup, backup, buy a new disk and transfer the data > over asap.
YES to backup, but it's worth changing your SATA cable before investing in a new disk, or at least ensuring your current one is seated properly. Try to measure the *rate* that Hardware_ECC_Recovered is increasing over a set period of time, check/replace cable, measure again. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120928125241.GD5503@debian
