Re: [gentoo-user] smartctrl drive error @60%

[Mick]

On Sunday 29 Jun 2014 09:42:39 Dale wrote:
> Mick wrote:
> > On Sunday 29 Jun 2014 05:44:38 Dale wrote:
> >> What if I copied data to the drive until it was just about full.  I'm
> >> thinking like maybe 90 or 95% or so.  If I do that and run the test
> >> every few days, would it then catch a error after a few weeks or so of
> >> testing?  I realize no one knows with 100% certainty but I would like to
> >> backup my data say every couple weeks just in case.  If the drive works,
> >> fine.  If it fails, well, it wouldn't be the first time and it won't be
> >> a primary drive so no big loss.
> >>
> >> I got to find me a good drive for backups tho.  I'm waiting on a good
> >> sale of a brand other than Seagate tho.  That should help keep two
> >> drives from failing at the same time.  Well, a little anyway.  I think
> >> it is called Dale's Law now.  ;-)
> >
> > I'm not sure what it is called, but it seems infectious!  I have a
>
> drive (in a
>
> > laptop) which I recently zeroed out with dd and fsck -c for good measure,
> > before I installed gentoo on it.  Yesterday, I tried a long test, but
>
> it won't
>
> > complete.  It reached "10% remaining" and it stayed there for a few
>
> hours.  I
>
> > will repeat the test to see if it gets through this time, but I am
>
> worried
>
> > that it's on its way out.
> >
> > Oh well, I may install an SSD if it fails.
>
> That's seems to be normal at least for me.  Mine has certain percentages
> that it just seems to sit at for a good while.  It eventually passes the
> test tho.  Just leave it overnight and check it the next morning or
> something.  I know laptops are different but got to do what you got to
> do.  Maybe pluging it into a desktop or something would help.

I've restarted it and will leave it all day today to see what gives.

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Regards,
Mick