<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 8:29 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jep200404@columbus.rr.com" target="_blank">jep200404@columbus.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:29:11 -0600, Thomas Cranston <<a href="mailto:thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com">thomas.w.cranston@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I am getting I/O errors on new (less than 2 months) Seagate 750 GB laptop<br>
> bare drive.<br>
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> Tried installing smartctl, but got error messages:<br>
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Try running smartctl from live media, such as but not limited<br>
to Knoppix.<br>
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> Will see how the next drive holds up. Any suggestions if the next drive<br>
> fails soon?<br>
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How do you know that the drive is bad?<br></blockquote><div><br>It has 88 bad sectors. More sectors will become bad.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
How does the drive behave in a different known good computer?<br></blockquote><div><br>I have no other 64bit computers. I guess I could wipe the drive and install a 32 bit OS and then try on one of my other computers.<br>
<br>Moot point anyway, as UPS will be here next business day to pick up the drive.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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