OT: Hard drive warning at boot time

[Steven Stern]

On 06/21/2013 11:17 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> Today, I am getting this message at boot time:
> 
> "Notice - HD self monitoring system has reported that a parameter has
> exceeded its normal operating range.  Dell recommends that you back up
> your data regularly.  A parameter out of range may or may not indicate
> a potential Hard.    Press F1 to continue , F2 to enter setup"
> 
> Is there any reason to be worried about?
> 
> My computer is about 3 years old.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Paul
> 

For each drive on your system, try

   sudo smartctl -H /dev/sdx

where x=a,b,c,.... etc

If any indicate poor health, then use "--all" in place of -H

However, yeah, it's probably time to get a really good backup and price
a replacement drive.

-- 
-- Steve