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drtanz   10-07-2009 at 11:53:36 AM

Hi I'm seeing some bad results on my drive's SMART status, viewed through HD Tune 2.55

These are in RED:

Spin up time 253 8 21 Failed
Write Error Rate 1 1 51 Failed

Does this mean the hard drive is failing and I should take it off?

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leo2kp   10-07-2009 at 03:15:51 PM
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How did you get a 750GB Raptor?

Reinstall the controller driver and try again.

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drtanz   10-07-2009 at 03:18:53 PM
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Made a mistake, its actually a WD Caviar SE16. Same result if I uninstall it and let it install again.

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Bronze Storage badge evongugg   10-07-2009 at 03:42:52 PM
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Run manufacturer hard disk diagnostics.
Run Speedfan also and check their results.

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Rogue77777   10-07-2009 at 04:55:45 PM
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If the drive is still working and you have some important info on it, get it off ASAP.
Once you've ran all of your test and you're sure that it working porperly, you can start storing data on it again. Until then I wouldn't take any chances.

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drtanz   10-08-2009 at 01:22:10 AM
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i tried running a test using the WD diagnostics but it couldnt complete, here is the screenshot

http://tinyurl.com/yed9zvq

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drtanz   10-08-2009 at 01:23:01 AM
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In the image its the one which has the smart status displaying FAIL

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drtanz   10-08-2009 at 11:41:11 AM
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those are the results im getting from diagnostics, else everything is fine, no bad sectors etc

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4745454b   10-08-2009 at 12:12:46 PM
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Dying drive, it happens. Back up what you can, replace and keep going.

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drtanz   10-08-2009 at 12:23:58 PM
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hmm ok :( at least managed to backup the files

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