On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Michael G. Morey wrote: > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 > Num Test_Description Status Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > # 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 80% > 4089 8371832 > # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 4088 - > # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 0 - > > My manager suggested that I reformat the partitions (we use ReiserFS), > to mark the bad blocks. Is this a viable option? Can the drive be > salvaged, or should it be replaced? Over_write_ the whole drive. If the bad blocks are gone, then the drive has successfully remapped them. Consider replacing the drive anyway if you value your data. If they don't go away then there are so many of them that the remapping capacity of the drive is exhausted. Usually, when this happens, the number of bad blocks will increase steadily. Replace the drive. Walter
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