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#38340 - 05/09/10 12:32 AM Re: wow. I've done it now! [Re: harley]
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 Originally Posted By: harley
SMART doesn't always catch failures. I've had multiple hard drives completely die on me without a peep from SMART.
I find that more often than not, if the drive doesn't report a problem and you're having hard drive problems, it's a wiring fault: reseating the wires (data AND power) may help. Try different power rails, or if you're using a daisychained power rail, try switching the order of the daisychain and see if the problem moves with. Replacing the (data) wire can fix when reseating does not (assuming a broken cable); this is only listed last because it usually involves buying a new data cable and I'm cheap as hell.

Or throw the drive in another computer and see if that computer has the same problem.
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#38341 - 05/09/10 01:16 AM Re: wow. I've done it now! [Re: tA-Kane]
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If you're relying on Disk Utility to report SMART status then you'll be waiting forever. TechTool Pro, for example, offers a more in-depth SMART check that'll show every variable to indicate wether a drive is failing or not.
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#38350 - 05/09/10 10:47 PM Re: wow. I've done it now! [Re: Trekkie]
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I actually checked his SMART, and at the time it looked fine =P
Granted if I had seen what they saw at the time, I'd have just replaced his hard drive then.
Also, I rarely, if ever, see iMac HD data or power cables go bad. I can count on one hand the number of times I have. It's almost not even worth investigating unless all other attempts at resolution fail.
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#38351 - 05/09/10 11:05 PM Re: wow. I've done it now! [Re: The Tony]
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I agree, typically the wires don't go bad. But they do often enough just need to be reseated.
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#38360 - 05/11/10 11:20 AM Re: wow. I've done it now! [Re: harley]
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