SMART Data - Is my hard drive failing?
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D_Know_WD
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Hi there joshhazel,
Even though this parameter is considered to be a non critical one, it is below the threshold. I would advise you not to keep crucial data on this drive.
Apart from that, as most of the HDD manufacturers have their own testing tools, It may be a good idea to test the drive with a brand specific tool. Check whether the drive will pass the test and whether it will show similar results.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
Even though this parameter is considered to be a non critical one, it is below the threshold. I would advise you not to keep crucial data on this drive.
Apart from that, as most of the HDD manufacturers have their own testing tools, It may be a good idea to test the drive with a brand specific tool. Check whether the drive will pass the test and whether it will show similar results.
Cheers,
D_Know_WD
SeaTools is mostly useless. It will just tell you that your drive failed the SMART test. A surface scan (short or long self test) may or may not show any errors, but the Current Pending attribute is telling you that the drive has 2472 bad sectors which are waiting to be replaced.
The Seek Error Rate attribute is telling you that the drive has recorded 10 seek errors for every 1 million seeks. That is technically a failure and will entitle you to a warranty replacement.
For an explanation of Seagate's counterintuitive SMART attributes, see ...
Seagate's Seek Error Rate, Raw Read Error Rate, and Hardware ECC Recovered SMART attributes:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/Seagate_SER_RRER_HEC.html
The Seek Error Rate attribute is telling you that the drive has recorded 10 seek errors for every 1 million seeks. That is technically a failure and will entitle you to a warranty replacement.
For an explanation of Seagate's counterintuitive SMART attributes, see ...
Seagate's Seek Error Rate, Raw Read Error Rate, and Hardware ECC Recovered SMART attributes:
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/Seagate_SER_RRER_HEC.html
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