Re: [gentoo-user] smartctrl drive error @60%

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

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

I do plan to check and see if it is under warranty.  I'll do that after
I get things moved over and can test a bit more.  Who knows, it could be
Murphy and he will just leave at some point.  ;-)   I'm pretty sure this
drive is close to three years old tho.  Heck, I can go look at the
Newegg order history and find out.  I would think the manufacturer goes
by the date made where a invoice dated later would tend to slide that
out further. 

Either way, I'll find out.  If it is under warranty and can be swapped
out, that would solve a few issues.  I'll have one backup drive at
least.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-)