[mythtv-users] Consequences of drive failure
tortise
tortise at paradise.net.nz
Mon Dec 3 00:23:56 UTC 2012
On 3/12/2012 11:22 a.m., Nick Rout wrote:
> Actually in the end I had to use dd or dd_rescue to make an image and
> then copied them off the image (the drive was quite badly broken as a
> result of stupid me ignoring the first sign of trouble - never again!)
What was the first sign of trouble? In my experience lost sectors may
be a few lost randomnly or a sign that more are looming but whether more
are looming and how quickly is the next batch going to occur seems pure
speculation. How quickly the number change seems a relevant
consideration, if the number is climbing.... = alarm bells?!
Also the temp the drive is running at also seems relevant to me. A
recent case change for me resulted in temp drops from ~ 52 degrees down
to ~ 32 degrees. Got to be good for my drives, surely?!
One of my 2TB drives has suddenly got 516 bad sectors, should I replace
it asap? (!) I am considering how I copy it to a 3TB drive as a
replacement...
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