steven.damer wrote: > Here's the results I get from smartctl: > > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED > "smartctl -HA /dev/hda" will get you the info without the cruft. Frankly, your drive looked in good shape (the -A portion). Try "hdparm -W0 /dev/hda", experiment.