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Originally Posted By: daves66nova
I think it ran. It was almost instant. Model;ST9320320AS (DE04), size 320 GB (320,072,933,376 bytes), Partitioning Master Boot Record, serial no.5SX26TM , Assessment Disk is OK, 58 bad sectors (40° C / 104° F), device /dev/sda1
Replace the hard drive. It's failing, despite whatever SMART says.
That said, 2 minutes on old hardware for a linux boot is perfectly fine. I'm more concerned that old hard drive of yours is on its way out. Bad sector count should be 0. A few is acceptable. 58 is a trend.