Re: [gentoo-user] Contradictionary behaviour of SMART on hds ?!?

[Dale]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:20:23 -0500, Dale wrote:
>
>> Question.  Does that mean that the heads can't move past that point?  If
>> yes, does that mean the OP can't get any data that is further out than
>> that point?  I'm asking hoping I will learn something.  I have taken
>> drives apart so I know how the arm moves the heads across the platter.
>> If I get what you are saying, it's like the heads get to a certain
>> point, about 10%, and then stop.
> I don't think so, as I've seen this sort of thing on a drive but still
> been able to access ~all my data. It seems that the SMART tests are a
> little stupid in this respect and give up when they decide a drive is
> broken, as opposed to failing.
>
>


So, it isn't likely a mechanical failure but *maybe* some sort of
firmware/software/or other type of failure?  Interesting.  The reason I
was asking is because it seems the OP is using the drive, even booting
from it I think, which makes me think it is still able to access the
data but yet the SMART test can't get to the same area.  It was a bit
confusing since it wasn't "logical".  One type of access is working
while another isn't.  Odd.  I realize that short of some techy person
taking the drive apart, we won't likely really know why it failed the
test but just curious as to what options were there as to the failure.

Well, run into something interesting everyday.  I hope the OP can get
his data off there before this gets worse.  I guess if nothing else,
SMART showed that something isn't right, is likely failing and needs
attention.  If SMART is correct.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-)