failing hard disk

[Roger Neth Jr]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 5:00 PM, James Michael Fultz <croooow at gmail.com>wrote:

> * John <comp.john at googlemail.com> [2009-11-24 23:36 +0000]:
> > Is there anything I can do on ubuntu karmic with this disk? it is
> > external, usb-connected. When I plug it in, the following is seen in
> > /var/log/messages:
> [...]
> > Nov 24 16:26:34 john-laptop kernel: [11407.307051] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb]
> > Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
> >
> > the red light goes on, as if it is seeking and stays on for about 10
> > minutes. Then it goes off. The disk never gets mounted. It is never seen
> > by 'palimpsest disk utility'. Is there anything else that might see it?
>
> >Palimpsest uses SMART to report on disk vitality which is unfortunately>
> >unsupported with USB-attached hard disks from what I've seen.  If you
> >can remove the drive from its enclosure and attach it directly to the
> >ATA/SATA/SCSI interface, you may have better luck.  Some manufacturers
> >such as Seagate have utilities for testing of their external drives.
>
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I've used this on ATA drives and perhaps a newer version works with you.

http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm

hth

-- 
Roger
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