Comments on: Monitor Your Audio Drives for Trouble via SMART, Free (Windows/Mac/Linux) http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/07/02/monitor-your-audio-drives-for-trouble-via-smart-free-windowsmaclinux/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: JD http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/07/02/monitor-your-audio-drives-for-trouble-via-smart-free-windowsmaclinux/#comment-512629 JD Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:19:28 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/07/02/monitor-your-audio-drives-for-trouble-via-smart-free-windowsmaclinux/#comment-512629 Thank you thank you thank you for this post! I first learned about checking SMART status for the first time when my Mac's audio drive began to die on me. Unfortunately, it was too late - SMART merely confirmed that the drive was going pear-shaped. After losing two year's worth of compositions (yes, I did cry), I now back up much more regularly. I'm going to script/schedule periodic SMART-checkups on all my machines now. Thank you thank you thank you for this post!

I first learned about checking SMART status for the first time when my Mac’s audio drive began to die on me. Unfortunately, it was too late - SMART merely confirmed that the drive was going pear-shaped. After losing two year’s worth of compositions (yes, I did cry), I now back up much more regularly.

I’m going to script/schedule periodic SMART-checkups on all my machines now.

]]> By: muzo http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/07/02/monitor-your-audio-drives-for-trouble-via-smart-free-windowsmaclinux/#comment-512094 muzo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:45:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/07/02/monitor-your-audio-drives-for-trouble-via-smart-free-windowsmaclinux/#comment-512094 I've been running SMARTReporter forever, but it doesn't report the status of external firewire drives. I just had a 1TB Western Digital crap out on me. Mirrored RAID forever.. I’ve been running SMARTReporter forever, but it doesn’t report the status of external firewire drives. I just had a 1TB Western Digital crap out on me.

Mirrored RAID forever..

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