On 10/2/05, Andreas Davour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2 Oct 2005, Gerard Seibert wrote: > > > ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** > > On 10/2/2005 9:40:11 AM, Gerard Seibert Replied: > > > > I have both Windows and FreeBSD boxes, and I can honestly say that I do > > not hear the hdd scratching (I certainly hope it is not scratching). It > > sounds to me like you have a serious problem with your HD. Perhaps it is > > time to trade it in for a newer model. > > Yes, a HD should not be heard, then it's time to be very afraid! It > happened to me yesterday, so I know... :( >
You know, it depends. Most of my Seagate drives are almost silent, but Maxtor and Hitachi (IBM) can easily be heard. Nevertheless, I don't take chances - and enable SMART on all hard drives. Smartmontools come in handy, I always know when it's time to make a backup and go buy another drive. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
