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From: Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] SMART drive test results, 2.0 for same drive as before.
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:54:08
Message-Id: 54BEC05B.9020705@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] SMART drive test results, 2.0 for same drive as before. by Dale
1 On 01/20/2015 09:58 AM, Dale wrote:
2 > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 116 099 006 Pre-fail
3 > Always - 114620384
4 > 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 053 051 036 Pre-fail
5 > Always - 62752
6 > 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 088 088 000 Old_age
7 > Always - 1984
8 > 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 088 088 000 Old_age
9 > Offline - 1984
10 >
11 >
12 > Anyway, no clue how long this issue has been going on but there it is
13 > again. When I google, some places say this is somewhat normal. Some
14 > say it needs to be watched and some say the world is coming to a end and
15 > we are all going to die a horrible death. Me, I'm thinking this drive
16 > came out the south end of a north bound something bad, skunk maybe.
17 > Basically, it stinks and I'm not real happy about it. :-@
18
19 Based on those 4 I quoted from your original post I wouldn't use the
20 drive anymore.
21
22 It's indicating it can't correct some of the bad sectors and they're
23 still visible to the OS (Current_Pending_Sector). This is very bad. It's
24 also reallocated some sectors and they are not visible to the OS
25 anymore. It's reallocated 62752 sectors.
26
27
28 > Since this is the 2nd time for this specific drive, thoughts?
29
30 Recycle it.
31
32 >
33 > By the way, I'm doing a dd to erase the drive just for giggles. Since
34 > it ain't blowing smoke, I may use it as a backup still, just to play
35 > with, until I can get another drive. I think that moved up the priority
36 > list a bit now.
37
38 Don't rely on this drive for backups.
39
40 Dan