Is the new gnome disk utility applet that notify you of S.M.A.R.T. errors like reallocated sectors (without data loss).
For more informations about health of your hard disk, open DIsk utility from System -> Administration and check that number of reallocated sectors count not increment. However considering the purchase of a new hard drive after backing up all your data. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- hard disk error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs