[plug] harddrive becomes read-only

[Kev]

SpinRite (http://www.grc.com/default.htm) is outstanding tool for 
diagnosis, maintenance and data recovery.

Kev


Keith Bawden wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 11:21, Gavin Chester <gavin.chester at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I suspect my system's drive controller is failing.
>>
>>     
>
> # SNIP
>
>   
>> Any ideas of what to test for?
>>
>>     
>
> Check system log files for anything useful or informative. Use any
> tools that are provided by the controller/hdd manufacturer (e.g
> MegaCLI, smartmontools) to determine if there are any hardware
> failures or if any components are degraded (e.g. controller cache
> batteries dying may slow down or even disable read/write cache).
>
> Regards, Keith
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