Re: [smartmontools-support]SMART reset?

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On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bruce Allen wrote:

> > Is it somehow possible to reset SMART data?
>
> Typically only by upgrading the disk firmware.

I've done that allready.

> > I had a disk connected to a bad cable and SMART reports it's gonna die
> > soon. But the disk seems to work fine with a new cable...
>
> Send the output of smartctl -a.  You may be misinterpreting it.

Since there is a lot of that, I've attached that to the post (hopefully
the list supports attachments...).

> > Should I run 'smartctl -t long -C' and see what it says?
>
> You shouldn't use the '-C' option.
>
> Run smartctl -t long, and wait until the test completes.  Then look at the
> test results using smartctl -l selftest.

OK, I will do that next.

  D.

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