Many people leave their computers on around the clock. This usually implies that all the attached hard disks are always spinning. Constantly spinning up a hard disk normally increases the chances of drive failure. When a disk is not powered it should last longer than if it was spinning.
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Checking Hard Disk Sanity With Smartmontools (Debian & Ubuntu)
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This guide shows how to install and use the smartmontools package on Debian Etch and Ubuntu 7.10. The smartmontools package provides utilities to check hard disks for disk degradation and failure, using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks.
Read more »Living a life without a Hard Disk
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Life without a hard disk is tough.. but fun in many ways.. Here is what you could do, to keep working on your computer:
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