On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hello, > > Does FreeBSD (stable) have any tools that I can use to run diagnostics > on an external hard drive? > > I have a Maxtor One Touch 250GB external hard drive (the one with both > USB and Firewire connectors). This is connected to my FreeBSD 5-stable > machine with firewire.
Firewire enclosures typically just have an ATA-FW bridge, so you may get better diagnostics and accessibility if you take the disk out of the FW box and plug it into an ATA channel. >From first glance at the errors I'd say the drive has problems. If its under warranty I'd just replace it :) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.FreeBSD.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
