Is There a Problem with My New WD Black HDD?

Rotten Apple

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I performed a full format and scanned for bad sectors with chkdsk, everything came back normal. The only thing that has me paranoid is the S.M.A.R.T. report linked below. Notice that it says the problem is normal for new drives, but it doesn't state for how long. The data provided by Speedfan said the drive's fitness was 94%, performance, 98%. The drive is only two days old. Any expert opinions out there?



 


Expert opinion: 2 days is fine. If it's still showing abnormal after a couple of weeks then look into it.