Am 27.10.2012 01:41, schrieb Steven Stern: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Am 27.10.2012 01:29, schrieb Steven Stern: >>> Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 8 Offline uncorrectable sectors >>> Smartctl tells me the problem is at LBA 2014551336 (this is a 2TB disk) >> >> sounds bad >> >>> Here's the question: If I just reformat and restore /home from a >>> recent backup, will the disk automatically deal with the sectors >>> pending reallocation? >> >> REALLY: throw away the disk and do not restore backups to it >> >> be thankful that you got warned instead lsoe the disk >> from one moment to another and replace it >> > > It's a brand new computer, and there are only 8 bad sectors so far. > Throwing away the disk seems a bit harsh at this point. It might be > time to call Gateway and see if I can get it replaced under warranty, > but I doubt they'd do it for only 8 sectors on a 2TB disk. so what i had last year a vrand new computer with 4x2 TB server grade disks as RAID10 and the first dies completly after 5 days with never come back to read any sector if a disk on a brand new computer has any single bad sector the manufacturer has to replace it and yes most disks are dying at the very first begin or they run for years
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