On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:38 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.
Thanks, Steve and all other respondents. To me, it is a bit surprising how the failure of the hard disk can be predicted (and with a time projection)! I have already done a full backup. Should I wait for some days to check out whether the alarm is true or not? Paul -- 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
