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On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:12:47 +0200, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> On the one hand, the surface test (extended offline and such) aborts |
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> as soon the first read fgailure happens. |
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> On the other hand it is said: If the count of bad sectors increases |
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> over time it is time to change the hd. |
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> How can the second happen, if the first is true??? |
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My understanding is that the test only aborts if the error is severe |
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enough to force it to do so. A simple bad block can be skipped and the |
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rest of the drive tested. |
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I've had a couple of drives get to the stage where SMART tests abort at |
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an error and in both cases the manufacturer replaced them without |
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question. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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