On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2010, at 10:02 AM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I'm wondering If I may have a machine problem and not a failing HDD? Because >> when I put it back in the G4 MDD again I got the S.M.A.R.T warning. > > > SMART reporting is done on the hard drive itself, so if SMART is reporting a > failure, then the drive is bad. > > I'd return it to seagate for replacement under warrantee.
Agreed. To confirm the Seagate is failing, put it in another machine on which SMARTReporter is installed. In my experience, hard drives with SMART capabilities lose them when installed in an external drive. That's why a utility like Drive Genius 2 comes in handy when sorting out external drive issues. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
