On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:39 AM, TerraNova 66
There's a system rescue disk on Distrowatch. Would it be an idea to get this and use it to test the hard drive?
No, not yet. I would just run man smartctl to get the instructions for smart
Ultimately, I suspect the best solution is to get a new hard drive and store the old one in case I ever sell the computer. I don't actually use the Microsoft so it wouldn't be missed.
Yup. In fact, disks are so cheap now that when I order a new machine I just get the smallest disk offered, and remove it immediately and replace it with a separately purchased compatible drive of the size I really want. If any problems develop with the machine I smack in the old drive and ship it back for warranty repair. After the warranty expires, I use the old 40gig (or what ever) in an expansion cabinet for backup, or for fixing other machines that had drive problems. -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org