Re: strange harddisk noise
Andre,
I checked the smart stuff several times. I got the impression that my
problem is maybe too mechanical, and smart does not even notice it.
Right now I am doing a complete backup, then I will try the long test,
which I have not tried yet.
Thanks, Martin Bock
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 05:02:17PM +0100, Andre Metzner wrote:
> Hello Martin,
>
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Martin Bock wrote:
>
> >In October 2003 I purchased my Acer Travelmate 801. Now since today my
> >harddisk makes strange noise, similar to old CPU fans hitting their
> >closure. Though the noise is not very loud I am worried.
>
> you may want to read out the SMART data of the disk
> (SMART = Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology).
> The program `smartctl' can be found in debian package `smartmontools'.
>
> If the disk is about to fail (which sounds likely), it might be able to
> tell you that beforehand.
>
> Try smartctl -a /dev/hda to get immediately available information
> and
> smartctl -t offline /dev/hda
> smartctl -t short /dev/hda
> smartctl -t long /dev/hda
> to initiate extended self-tests which can take hours to perform
> (see the manpage for details).
>
> If the disk predicts its upcoming failure, you could mention that when
> talking to the manufacturer support staff.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Andre
>
>
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