Rich Freeman wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm going to bet this drive is out of warranty. I'm pretty sure it is >> over 2 years since I bought it. >> >> Once I replace that drive, I'll dd the thing and see what it does then. >> It'll either break it or give me a fresh start to play with and see how >> long it lasts. > Well, finding out for sure is a 30 second process, so up to you > whether it is worth the time. > > smartctl will give you the serial/model number, and you punch that > into a website, and it will say whether it is under warranty or not. > > If you plan to wipe the disk before return, print out the results of > smartctl -a first, since wiping will probably clear the pending > sectors. > > But, it is your drive, so do whatever you want with it! :) > > Rich > >
I do plan to check and see if it is under warranty. I'll do that after I get things moved over and can test a bit more. Who knows, it could be Murphy and he will just leave at some point. ;-) I'm pretty sure this drive is close to three years old tho. Heck, I can go look at the Newegg order history and find out. I would think the manufacturer goes by the date made where a invoice dated later would tend to slide that out further. Either way, I'll find out. If it is under warranty and can be swapped out, that would solve a few issues. I'll have one backup drive at least. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
