Re: backup drive has died.
On 1 September 2014 23:01, Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> wrote:
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> Thanks both, unfortunately its a 3tb USB external hard drive, with
> smartd installed and working, except, it doesn't work on external USB
> drives!
On 2 September 2014 07:51, Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:
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> Of course smartctl works with external drives. That's the point of "Self
> Monitoring And ReporTing". You may not be able to report on a drive that
> isn't connected, but smartctl can certainly give you a report anytime that
> it is connected.
smartmontools.org writes quite a lot on this topic:
http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/FAQ#SmartmontoolsforFireWireUSBandSATAdiskssystems
http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/USB
http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Supported_USB-Devices
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