linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] SAT A Primary hard disk drive 0 failure

Monday, April 20, 2015

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] SAT A Primary hard disk drive 0 failure

thank you
i succeeded in booting a puppy live cd
but i did not succeed to use or install smartmontools to check the hard
drive sata0

what shall i do?
thank you

regards
sophie

Am 19.04.2015 um 16:08 schrieb Joan Leach jleach728@sbcglobal.net
[LINUX_Newbies]:
> I've used Puppy Linux, PcLinuxOS or Zorin Linux to read or install on
> suspect hard drives. It also depends on the BIOS, etc. of computer
> hardware make-up of each computer. I've taken both DVD or hard drives
> from one that had trouble to another and had years of service from it.
> Of course, I haven't had as much testing with the newer SATA devices
> than IDE/PATA devices.
>
> Joan in Reno
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* "'highskywhy@yahoo.de' highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies]"
> <LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com>
> *To:* LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:49 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [LINUX_Newbies] SAT A Primary hard disk drive 0 failure
>
> thank you for friendly support.
>
> is the next step to use a live cd?
> what is the best live cd?
> xubuntu?
> or debian?
> or ubuntu?
> or any live cd?
>
> what tools do i have to use for check the hd?
>
> if the hd is saying: there is a big error, should i go to the computer
> shop and they build in a new hd and everything is fine?
>
> thank you.
>
> regards
> sophie
>
> Am 17.04.2015 um 22:24 schrieb Scott scottro@nyc.rr.com [LINUX_Newbies]:
> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 08:07:22PM +0200, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de'
> > highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> > > good afternoon. Is not the bios the problem? backup we do daily.
> regards
> > > sophie
> > >
> >
> > > > > SAT A Primary hard disk drive 0 failure
> >
> > If your error is like that, it is more likely to be the disk than the
> BIOS.
> >
> > --
> > Scott Robbins
> > PGP keyID EB3467D6
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