Should I trust SMART monitoring tools or the Linux kernel drivers?
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I have a Maxtor OneTouch 2HAS5DYX drive that intermittently gives me
problems. Like when I make my box go into "suspend" mode for a while,
it doesn't mount itself when I reawaken it and I have to unmount and
remount it manually
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when the box is under heavy load (e.g., heat fan is revving). The
mini drive has the tendency to shutdown by itself with error messages:
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[35223.216654] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/8, error -110
[35226.942174] usb 1-8: device descriptor read/8, error -71
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I have read it happens as a protective measure when its interfacing
circuitry notices that the USB cable does not provide enough power
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Linux kernel and SMART report logs:
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http://hsymbolicus.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=652
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are not clear to me. The Linux kernel:
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# uname -a
Linux Microknoppix 3.3.7 #38 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 22 06:21:01 CEST 2012
i686 GNU/Linux
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seems to be handling the disk just fine
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It is time to discard that drive? Or, can I still use it with extra
case and occasionally?
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thanks,
lbrtchx
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