From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E160F1392EF for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:31:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AE791E08EC; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:30:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail0200.smtp25.com (mail0200.smtp25.com [174.37.170.200]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C1ED6E0886 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:30:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ccs.covici.com (d-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.158.174]) by s-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id s5PFUlx4032378 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:30:48 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s5PFUl7V019123 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:30:47 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] smartctrl drive error @60% In-reply-to: References: <53AA050F.4070907@gmail.com> <49620f42-d9c3-43b1-9f01-1250e52eb950@email.android.com> <53AA587F.8090300@gmail.com> <20140625104639.71528ad6@digimed.co.uk> <53AA9ED7.2060700@gmail.com> <53AAAA8C.8050301@thegeezer.net> Comments: In-reply-to Rich Freeman message dated "Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:33:37 -0400." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.1 Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:30:46 -0400 Message-ID: <19121.1403710246@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-s5PFUlx4032378 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: d780f674-9ef9-48aa-b042-ed59f3d12cf1 X-Archives-Hash: 8ac892b05cbac6886a8b27de3cc37d45 Rich Freeman wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:55 AM, thegeezer wrote: > > On 06/25/2014 11:05 AM, Dale wrote: > > > > > > I got a drive picked out at Newegg. $$$$$$$$ > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 > > > > > > slightly offtopic - i notice that the drive has a 2year limited warranty > > > > has anyone managed to get anything from hard drive warranties ? > > Yes. Most manufacturers have a hard drive warranty tool online. Just > give it your serial number and it will tell you if you're eligible, > and how to go about it. I know Seagate wants you to run their own > testing util (which just does a SMART test and spits out a validation > code which you write down). > > I've gotten the same sorts of errors several times now on my RAID and > when it happens I just go through the warranty process, select advance > replacement, swap out the drive, then return the old drive in their > packaging. > > Typically costs me $10 for HD replacement (I have to pay return shipping only). > > Typically drives tend to die for me about a year after I buy them - > alarmingly often, actually. Anybody who doesn't run smartmon or its > equivalent is insane, as is anybody who doesn't at least run RAID, > though anything valuable should be backed up. Is it not true that you cannot run raid on consumer drives because of timing errors? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com