[PLUG] Failed Go-Flex hard drive

[Keith Lofstrom]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 02:47:10PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> However, Palimpsest now says the drive is healthy. Looking at the Smart
> data in detail everything looks fine (although I don't understand the
> numbers), except for Airflow Temperature, which merely says it has
> failed in the past. Everything else is a lovely green color.

Failing drives often put stuff in /var/messages, and /dmesg.  

Also, the GoFlex is small and warm when doing a lot of work.
Might the drive have spent some not-quite-so-quality time
underneath a warmth-seeking cat?

Keith

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