Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:44:33 -0500 | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Kernel 2.6.23.9 / P35 Chipset + WD 750GB Drives (reset port) |
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Jan Engelhardt wrote: > On Dec 1 2007 06:26, Justin Piszcz wrote: >> I ran the following: >> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdd >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sde >> >> (as it is always a very good idea to do this with any new disk) > > Why would you care about what's on the disk? fdisk, mkfs and > the day-to-day operation will overwrite it _anyway_. > > (If you think the disk is not empty, you should look at it > and copy off all usable warez beforehand :-) > Do you not test your drive for minimum functionality before using them? Also, if you have the tools to check for relocated sectors before and after doing this, that's a good idea as well. S.M.A.R.T is your friend. And when writing /dev/zero to a drive, if it craps out you have less emotional attachment to the data.
-- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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