On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 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. > > 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. Thanks, Steve. I am getting the following: # smartctl -H /dev/sda smartctl 6.1 2013-03-16 r3800 [x86_64-linux-3.9.6-200.fc18.x86_64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED! Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours. SAVE ALL DATA. Failed Attributes: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 013 013 036 Pre-fail Always FAILING_NOW 3587 # Paul -- 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
