Best practices for troubleshooting a failing HDD

[Mark C. Miller]

On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:23:52 -0800, Jonathan D. Armendariz wrote:

> Good evening everyone (here anyway),
> 
> Perhaps this may be a more generic Linux question than anything but
> since I'm here ... here goes.
> 
> As we all know most HDD manufacturers offer support for Windows and to a
> slightly lesser extent Mac OS but for Linux (including *buntu) not so
> much. Further to this if a HDD is suspected of failing (USB or FW
> connected) for Windows one can check the Disk Management console and
> Device Manager and for Mac one can check the System Profiler as well as
> the Disk Utility. The question I ask of you, in the collective sense, is
> what tricks or best practices might you employ for a Linux (*buntu)
> user? Obviously a command line inquiry would be ideal given that not
> everyone uses the same distro or WM or whatever the case may be. Any
> general guideline or point in the right direction would be most
> appreciated!
> 
> Kind regards..

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Mark C. Miller, Indianapolis IN, USA