[mythtv-users] SMARTD reports a drive issue with a MythTV Storage drive

Ben Kamen bkamen at benjammin.net
Mon Jan 21 03:21:56 UTC 2013


On 2013-01-20 8:06 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ben Kamen" <bkamen at benjammin.net>
>
>> That ended up being my plan. I'm going to keep an eye on it -- or
>> maybe replace it while under warranty.
>>
>> (which over comes first)
>
> That said, if SMART ever tells you (either through smartd or booting up)
> IMMINENT DRIVE FAILURE, it is *not* effing kidding: work on that drive
> *right the hell now*.  When they say "within 24 hours", they're not just
> whistling Dixie.
>
> Had three of them throw that error; all were hard dead within 24 calendar
> hours.

haha. Thanks Jay,

  Will do.

  -Ben



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