René Seindal said: > I just got these messages from smartmontools on my laptop. I checked > the logs because the disk make a weird sound. > > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed > from 99 to 98 > Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count. > > I have had the Load_Cycle_Count messages before, but I have never been > able to figure out what they mean, in spite of much googling. > > What do these messages mean and do I need to buy a new harddisk? >
S.M.A.R.T. -> Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Googling for the full name returns lots of good results like this one: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/qual/featuresSMART-c.html Sorry I've never looked into error messages from S.M.A.R.T. enabled disks, so I can't help you with the rest without doing as much reading as you'll probably need to do. -- Jacob Trying out SquirrelMail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
