Re: Interpreting smartctl data -

[Denis Leroy <denis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The output looks good to me.

You should be able to run the long test, even through the USB interface. Good point about the firmware update, although a quick look on the web doesn't indicate an update is available. Many disk drives firmware can be updated from Linux with the hdparm tool (hdparm --fwdownload), although it may be easier to use the Windows or mac tools provided by the manufacturer, if you have those OSes available to you.

On 03/16/2017 11:28 AM, George N. White III wrote:

On 15 March 2017 at 22:09, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Once more, I can read this on my browser, probably should have tested it that way first time around.

https://da.gd/UTWv -> https://paste.fedoraproject.org/paste/uz9uxrIQusCNoM9L95xrjl5M1UNdIGYhyRLivL9gydE=/

No cause for concern in this, but the USB interface isn't giving all the information.   I'd connect the drive with the

native interface (e.g., put it in a spare system) and run the long test.  Another concern is that the drive may have

some custom firmware.  See if you can download a data sheet -- drives manufactured to OEM specs for
a specific application seldom have data sheets -- and check for firmware updates on the vendor's support site.

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George N. White III <aa056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia

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