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  3. April 2002

Re: Disk Drives

> I have yet to have a WinTel machine tell me in advance (under
maintenance
> agreement or not) that the drive was getting ready to fail and that
I better
> replace it.

Probably because you haven't had the hardware to do it.  Look into
S.M.A.R.T. drives and motherboards that support it.

"Through the S.M.A.R.T. system, hard disk drives incorporate a suite
of advanced diagnostics that monitor the internal operations of a
drive and provide an early warning for many types of potential
problems. When a potential problem is detected, the drive can be
repaired or replaced before any data are lost."

Bill

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