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January 5th, 2012, 07:16 PM
#1
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Ahoy hoy...going to restart, wish me luck!
Alright guys, I'm going to be offline for the next couple days now, because my NIS-2011 just expired and I have to get this PC off the internet ASAP.
I still need to burn my programs to use for later tonight, and backup a few more files to my external hdd.
I also need to DBAN my 3 HDDs I have here, then install a small OS to run SMART scan on all 3 drives without using RAID setup.
Hopefully my RAID drives are all still running smoothly...
But I've been hearing an occasional single "click" from one of them every now and then (prob head parking) which worries me!
Haven't been able to run SMART on them because they're on RAID setup.
My 3rd HDD is fine as far as I can tell from my last SMART test.
After that, install WinXP (raid-0) with SP3 and all my hotfix and get her up and running again.
I'll also need to install VirtualBox and run my internet through that rather than my host pc.
I'll let you guys know when I'm done.
Wish me luck.
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January 5th, 2012, 09:32 PM
#2
I personally think you need some insight , training and some goodwill . you are totally overdoing it, no need to sandbox everything and VM, read up about malware. Check my other post regarding HIPS.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
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January 8th, 2012, 11:44 PM
#3
Thread moved from Roll call to misc security Discussions.
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January 9th, 2012, 02:47 PM
#4
SMART???, as in S.M.A.R.T.
Well, in my experience it is only about 60% effective. I would be inclined to use the HDD's manufacturer's diagnostics as well. Those are usually tied into their warranty and RTM system, so are much more thorough, particularly on the mechanical side.
Basically, if SMART tells you that you have a problem, then you certainly do, with a few exceptions. Trouble is, a lot of drives fail without alerting SMART because they have been reading and writing just fine up to the moment of failure.
The SMART stat that I ignore is the powered on hours count............. but that's 'cos I have some HDDs I liberated from a server............sure, they were powered on 24/7, but that doesn't mean that they were actually doing anything
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January 13th, 2012, 05:03 AM
#5
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Got everything up and running again.
The SMART programs (3rd party & manufacture's) both resulted in no errors/issues as far as I can tell.
I just can't seem to figure out why one (or both) of my HDDs occasionally makes that weird single click sound every once in a while (like 1-2 times per day). No read/write errors (did both tests for both 500GB HDDs).
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January 13th, 2012, 07:21 AM
#6
Well, there are lots of reasons why hard drives make noises, so I have a few questions:
1. What make/model are the HDDs?
2. Is there anything else drawing power from the same PSU cable as either of the drives. In particular I am thinking of a graphics card or cooling fan, but anything?
3. What is the make and power rating of the PSU?
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January 13th, 2012, 09:34 PM
#7
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Originally Posted by nihil
1. What make/model are the HDDs?
WD 5000AAJS (500GB Blue Caviar SATA3 non-Advanced Format)
Originally Posted by nihil
2. Is there anything else drawing power from the same PSU cable as either of the drives. In particular I am thinking of a graphics card or cooling fan, but anything?
My 2 SATA are on their own lines. Only other things connected to PSU are: DVD + Floppy
Single GFX card gets its power from the PCI-E slot.
Originally Posted by nihil
3. What is the make and power rating of the PSU?
Antec 650W (overkill)
Last edited by dredogol; January 13th, 2012 at 09:36 PM.
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