I forgot to mention that all this started because of errors when booting, as previously reported by me in 2 other threads. # smartctl -i /dev/sdb smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [i686-linux-3.1.5-1.fc16.i686] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Intel X18-M/X25-M/X25-V G2 SSDs Device Model: INTEL SSDSA2M160G2GC Serial Number: CVPO942002B8160AGN LU WWN Device Id: 5 001517 9590b70c3 Firmware Version: 2CV102G9 User Capacity: 160,041,885,696 bytes [160 GB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 7 ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1 Local Time is: Fri Dec 16 07:40:30 2011 MST ==> WARNING: This drive may require a firmware update to fix possible drive hangs when reading SMART self-test log: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=18363 SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled [root@server me]# smartctl -Hc /dev/sdb smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [i686-linux-3.1.5-1.fc16.i686] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity was never started. Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled. Self-test execution status: ( 32) The self-test routine was interrupted by the host with a hard or soft reset. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ( 1) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x75) SMART execute Offline immediate. No Auto Offline data collection support. Abort Offline collection upon new command. No Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org