[X4U] SMART Drive Status

[Nick Scalise]

On Jul 1, 2005, at 5:23 PM, Scott wrote:

> On Jul 1, 2005, at 12:19 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:
>
>> I just upgraded a G5 to 10.4.1, (Rev.A G5 1.8 -Single/160GB/1.5GB  
>> RAM) all went well and the machine is running. However, I went  
>> into disk utility to repair permissions for the last time and the  
>> drive name in the left column was in red and near the bottom of  
>> the window there is  "SMART status: Failing"
>>
>> Hmm, I just went to check it again, and now SMART Status is Verified.
>>
>> I was going to ask how long I have before I replace the HD, should  
>> I leave it running, etc. But now it looks as though it should at  
>> least survive the weekend?
>>
>> Has anyone experienced a situation like this before?
>>
>
> My AlBook just went to failing status last week. Unfortunately, I  
> didn't find out until after I'd attempted a reinstall (fsck  
> reported the drive was OK - it doesn't report SMART status).
>
> Mine didn't recover enough to get even a partial backup, so I'm  
> back to my last full backup from last month. While yours could have  
> been a hiccup, I highly suggest a backup *now* if you haven't  
> already done so. If you choose to stick w/ the apparently OK HD for  
> now,  keep a close eye on it.

And earlier, On Jul 1, 2005, at 2:25 PM, Kirk McElhearn wrote:

> I'd keep an eye on it. It's possible the failing warning was an  
> error, but if it shows up again, replace the drive.
>
> In the mean time, back up. Then back up again.

Thanks guys. I did immediately order another drive for it. I will  
replace it as soon as the new drive arrives using the Tiger DVD's  
Disk Utility 'Restore' function.

The machine is on a regularly scheduled backup to tape routine, so we  
shouldn't lose any files. However, restoring from tape is more of a  
pain than just duping the drive from Restore on the DVD.

Is it safe to assume that the Restore function inside the DiskUtility  
on the Tiger DVD will do exactly what I'm looking for, right?

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Nick Scalise
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