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On 09/22/2010 01:26 PM, Stroller wrote: |
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> On 22 Sep 2010, at 17:46, Grant wrote: |
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>> ... I noticed some errors when I was cp -ax'ing everything |
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>> from my old drive to the new drive which were accompanied by loud |
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>> clicks. Is there a way to do a comprehensive test/check of the old |
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>> drive to see if it has any problems? |
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> You don't need to do a test. The disk that is making the noises is f**ked. |
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> Assuming that it's the old drive that is knackered... |
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I was thinking the same. In the past three or four years I've had more |
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brand new drives go bad than older ones. Funny, though, the replacement |
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drives I've received under warranty work spectacularly well. Just luck? |
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