15 May
2013
15 May
'13
2:14 a.m.
Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes:
The only requirement should be that the fault in question can be demonstrated. For a failed disk there shouldn't even be a requirement that it be installed in the computer, it's designed that disks can be replaced so you should be able to just bring it in.
Last time I got warranty on a server disk, the vendor (IBM, IIRC) accepted an email attachment of the smartctl -l selftest logs as sufficient (after escalating to second or third tier support, to get a tech who had actually heard of SMART).