On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:09 PM, jdow <jdow@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, when disks start throwing that error it's typically "months" > or less before it does something unfriendly like failing to spin up. > Put a replacement drive high on your list of things to do. Done soon > enough a "dd" disk copy may salvage your current installation with > minimum headache. Wait very long and you may have grown problems in > critical files. Thanks for your advice, Jdow. i will soon get another disk. By the way, how can I save my current installation with dd? And how I can restore that onto the new disk? 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
