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On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm going to bet this drive is out of warranty. I'm pretty sure it is |
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> over 2 years since I bought it. |
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> Once I replace that drive, I'll dd the thing and see what it does then. |
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> It'll either break it or give me a fresh start to play with and see how |
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> long it lasts. |
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Well, finding out for sure is a 30 second process, so up to you |
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whether it is worth the time. |
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smartctl will give you the serial/model number, and you punch that |
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into a website, and it will say whether it is under warranty or not. |
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If you plan to wipe the disk before return, print out the results of |
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smartctl -a first, since wiping will probably clear the pending |
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sectors. |
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But, it is your drive, so do whatever you want with it! :) |
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Rich |
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