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 1394913877A for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:33:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CD935E0930; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:33:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vc0-f193.google.com (mail-vc0-f193.google.com [209.85.220.193]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAD71E084A for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:33:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vc0-f193.google.com with SMTP id il7so462985vcb.4 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:33:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=gdpfAeWFb9fuVW1wjXcNbmjmrLRwy/sAuf6PQXqzdxU=; b=Ss+XTTs8QBoWGKvZ2+bxDbMmmReeC2vOoXI02ldMtWqR5Lxhrf/zdNlFRVk9ZJSd4W +qcSvIbo7jWAyR7Cv033Nb+J2Pt4GZXSvDddynXkroz0s9y7z7UbJaHiwy1+o0fCM21n +C5H5g3khXwZIysKl+ahIx4/iVbsXXxruOpyIxBUHQp5oV0hPXDhLlv0jiAo5yt6n2hI SLXtvyarrc51sHxo07fj7oo119tYFfbVzCFFSasJGvQ0g2kYHamNCo8dalj7LuOzTzTV O4rohXLIBtg8uwZRJAIt8CaXfyWau5FhRgRGul1O/f0x1w8tZaNJuJkxq2Q+3aIn0Psv toBg== 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 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.29.16 with SMTP id f16mr6803128veh.23.1403699617796; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:33:37 -0700 (PDT) Sender: freemanrich@gmail.com Received: by 10.52.30.227 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:33:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53AAAA8C.8050301@thegeezer.net> 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> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:33:37 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: NGSUui3rVDLU7jcTtYwPNVkyHz0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] smartctrl drive error @60% From: Rich Freeman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: 8954201b-a8f8-41a3-81ce-7617baa19085 X-Archives-Hash: 114b6a98bebf4efc6248fa1326d7cd68 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. Rich