On 06/21/2013 11:17 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All, > > Today, I am getting this message at boot time: > > "Notice - HD self monitoring system has reported that a parameter has > exceeded its normal operating range. Dell recommends that you back up > your data regularly. A parameter out of range may or may not indicate > a potential Hard. Press F1 to continue , F2 to enter setup" > > Is there any reason to be worried about? > > My computer is about 3 years old. > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul > For each drive on your system, try sudo smartctl -H /dev/sdx where x=a,b,c,.... etc If any indicate poor health, then use "--all" in place of -H However, yeah, it's probably time to get a really good backup and price a replacement drive. -- -- Steve -- 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
