On Wednesday 24 September 2003 22:42, René Seindal wrote: > 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.
This one might actually be harmless if you always got it and get it a lot. It probably just means that your drive doesn't provide that information. > Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed > from 99 to 98 This one might be more serious. But from what I've seen at http://yusoft.kulichki.com/russian/doc/smartdoc.htm (translations anyone?), it has to do with G-forces (as in acceleration) exerted on the drive, and if you didn't drop it it shouldn't be of much importance. > What do these messages mean and do I need to buy a new harddisk? In any case, have a look at smartctl and its documentation. Get the logged information and see if any of the parameters is out of bounds. If so, double-check that your drive is not transmitting the data backwards (some Samsung drives do which lead to an error count >300,000 on one of my drives). Many manufacturers also offer proprietary tools that work from a bootfloppy and know what the drive is talking about. There's some more information at http://www.siguardian.com/products/siguardian/on_line_help/ s_m_a_r_t_attribute_meaning.html but it's rather incomplete due to the industry's usual "don't tell" attitude. Most important: DON'T PANIC. There's a strong tendency on this list to send people shopping as soon as there's any message in the logs concerning harddrives; take those with a large grain of salt unless a proper explanation is offered. -- Got Backup? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
