Hi, On Sunday 15 August 2010 08:27 PM, JD wrote: >> > That should be possible. Any errors should be a good reason to send the >> > drives back. >> > >> > James McKenzie >> > > Of course. Be sure to zero out the drive if it contains > sensitive data or private intellectual property before > sending it for replacement. > I have contacted Western Digital, but I am yet to hear from them. In the mean time I want to minimize what ever problems I have since I have to run my machine with this drive until they confirm my RMA. I came across this page on the smartmontools sourceforge page, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/badblockhowto.html Does any one think its worth a try to attempt this? Thanks for any suggestions. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
