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| Thread ID: 58798 | 2005-06-12 11:01:00 | Is my hdd dying? | hamstar (4) | Press F1 |
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| 363379 | 2005-06-12 11:01:00 | Hey guys, My hard drive (40GB WD SATA) started making a funny noise. I only notice it cos of the vibration it creates in my case. It's like something zooming away then coming back in a circle. Like whaaoo..whaaoo..whaaoo..whaaoo..whaaoo I was actually quite shocked when i found it was the hdd making the racket (i thort it was a fan) and it has my os on it... (Fedora3) Umm, is it gonna die? Whats a linux command I can use to do a disk check or watever? Cheers hamstar |
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| 363380 | 2005-06-12 12:17:00 | You could check with smartctl (www.die.net) and badblocks. Might be an idea to check with WD's diag tools. |
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