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>> I'm trying to figure out how far gone an old Maxtor HD of mine is. It |
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>> does have S.M.A.R.T. support. Is there a favorite smartctl command |
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>> for making this determination? 'smartctl -a /dev/sda' says: |
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>> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED |
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>> and: |
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>> ATA Error Count: 116 |
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>> Is a self-test in order? |
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>> - Grant |
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> Run smartctl --capabilities /dev/hda to find out what tests the drive can do. |
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I ran 'smartctl -t long /dev/sda' and I get: |
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SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 |
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Num Test_Description Status Remaining |
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LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error |
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# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 16787 - |
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So I guess it could be worse. The system isn't crucial and it looks |
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like running it for a while longer is worth a try. |
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> If goes without saying that if you suspect the drive use ddrescue to make a |
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> back up before you start running any tests, just in case there is a problem |
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> that a new cable/ribbon won't fix. |
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Any way to narrow down the problem to a bad ribbon or it's best to |
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just replace it and see? |
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ATA Error Count: 116 |
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- Grant |
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