Re: About USB hard drives and errors
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Paul E Condon wrote:
>> My understanding is that S.M.A.R.T. doesn't generally work over USB.
>
> So, the fact that my WD drives don't play well with S.M.A.R.T doesn't
> make them special, and I should not spend much, if any, time looking
> for a USB solution. What other options are there for external HD?
A quick partial solution could be: If you just want to read the SMART
tables once, say to see how many sectors have been remapped, you can
simply take the HD out of its enclosure and temporarily connect it
directly inside your PC.
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