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self- monitoring hard drives?
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Michael Beechey <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:27:36 +0000
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I'm a little out of the loop down here. I've seen a couple of recent
references to this kind of thing by OEMs:

"The hard drive in this system monitors itself and advises you in the
event of an impending failure"

Who is making this type of hard drive? Anyone have +/- experience?

thanks,
Michael Beechey, a Canuck in Sucre, Bolivia
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