> I thought the whole point of running the SMART tests was to detect > a failing disk, so color me confused.
If we knew how to detect a failing (as opposed to failed) disk, then
things would be easy. SMART is an attempt to provide relevant
information, but that's all. AFAIK, it's still "the best we have", but
it's not a reliable way to answer the question (I'm not even sure the
question is well-defined, to be honest).
Stefan
