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 Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006 
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Download and install smartmontools. Run the short test and then check your error log. If you see any errors, it time to err on the side of caution and replace the drive.
Seagate owns Maxtor now. They're the same company. Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006
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Overheated? I'm guessing your external doesn't have a fan?
There's nowhere I can't reach.
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Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006
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S.M.A.R.T. is part of the ATA spec that allows the drive to store information about itself. A log is created on the drive that can monitor certain values. Each attribute is assigned an ID. The hard drive maker sets a threshold and if a condition is met, the bit switches from off to on. Once this happens, an error is placed in the log file using the ID number to state what's gone wrong.
There isn't a standard, as certain drives will contain higher number of ID attributes. For example, some drives may no contain a temperature sensor so they won't be able to say if they've overheated or not. Nonetheless, most of the major ones are consistent. Stuff like SeaTools and something Western Digital puts out uses the same principles as S.M.A.R.T. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006
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The Seek Error Rate is problematic. It means that the head of the magnetic reader and the hard drive surface are gradually separating. Not good.
How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by xiaowei; May 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM.
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