On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Vijay Kumar <vijayakumarn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I am using Seagate 500GB SATA HDD. When I install Windows & Ubuntu it > didn't find "BAD sector", but when I install fedora in the same HDD it > dispalys "Disk has many bad sectors".
Run "badblocks" in r/w mode and see if any errors are reported. > I already send it to seagate for > warranty they returned it with "No fault found tested OK" report. But when > I install fedora 14 and above it dispalys the same warning. I tested it > with more than 3 HDD from Seagate. Does anybody has idea why this error > occurs. run smarctl -d /dev/sdX X=device alphabet and note any errors reported. For me, in a couple of instances, the HDD would keep "loosing" the partition table. Seagate's DOS tools would report no error. smarctl did report errors found in the HDD's. It might help if you include a note along with the HDD stating the problem you are experiencing (and not listed in their error codes) and they might replace the HDD. Hopefully they will not say we do not support Linux :) HTH -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
