[nmglug] SMART error message

[Nick Frost]

On Apr 18, 2011, at 6:08 PM, Chris Brotherton wrote:

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>> and if the drive was in warranty (by checking the manufacturer's website which will usually tell you) I'd do the full surface scan (which I'm wagering will fail) and RMA the drive.
>> 
> Thanks for all of the advice.  SMART doesn't seem to think that there
> is a problem.  I'll try running the WD diagnostic tools this weekend.

Hopefully the full surface scan will come up clean, in which case maybe you had some sort of transient error.  Otherwise with any luck you may get a new drive via RMA.

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