Re: backup drive has died.
On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 10:33:05 +1000
David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> wrote:
> smartmontools.org writes quite a lot on this topic:
>
> http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/FAQ#SmartmontoolsforFireWireUSBandSATAdiskssystems
> http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/USB
> http://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Supported_USB-Devices
Unfortunately, some USB HD boxes chipsets don't support a HD SMART test
(or may be, the kernel chipset support isn't complete yet).
I just tested on mine, which gave me a shiver when I saw it wasn't
working:(
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