On 06/21/2013 11:24 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Steven Stern > <subscribed-li...@sterndata.com> wrote: >>> Today, I am getting this message at boot time: >>> >>> "Notice - HD self monitoring system has reported that a parameter has >>> exceeded its normal operating range. Dell recommends that you back up >>> your data regularly. A parameter out of range may or may not indicate >>> a potential Hard. Press F1 to continue , F2 to enter setup" >>> >>> Is there any reason to be worried about? >>> >>> My computer is about 3 years old. >> >> For each drive on your system, try >> >> sudo smartctl -H /dev/sdx >> >> where x=a,b,c,.... etc >> >> If any indicate poor health, then use "--all" in place of -H >> >> However, yeah, it's probably time to get a really good backup and price >> a replacement drive. > > > Thanks, Steve. I am getting the following: > > # smartctl -H /dev/sda > smartctl 6.1 2013-03-16 r3800 [x86_64-linux-3.9.6-200.fc18.x86_64] (local > build) > Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org > > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED! > Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours. SAVE ALL DATA. > Failed Attributes: > ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE > UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE > 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 013 013 036 Pre-fail > Always FAILING_NOW 3587 >
I tend to trust warnings coming from the hardware itself. Time to replace the drive. Have fun shopping! And don't forget to move your critical data onto a backup medium or into the cloud ASAP. -- -- Steve -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
