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On 8/3/06, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> Got a suggestion to use an approximation method of ( badblocks -n -v
> /dev/HDD_DEVICE ) / total blocks on disk.  Good at least for deciding
> which of the set of similar disks is more usable if SMART isn't
> supported.

All modern drives should do automatic remapping of bad sectors
invisibly.  If badblocks shows bad blocks, DO NOT buy it.  It already
has too many and you will lose data as you lose more.
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