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Hello, |
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On Sat, 12 May 2012, Mick wrote: |
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>Is this 193 Load_Cycle_Count an issue only on the green drives? |
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AFAIK it was a firmware bug on some models. |
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>I have a very old Compaq laptop here that shows: |
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># smartctl -A /dev/sda | egrep "Power_On|Load_Cycle" |
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> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 055 055 000 Old_age Always |
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>- 19830 |
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>193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 001 001 000 Old_age Always |
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>- 1739734 |
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Laptop drives are _built_ for unloading frequently to protect the |
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drive from bumps and also to save power. Desktop drives are _not_ |
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built for that. |
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So, don't worry. |
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HTH, |
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-dnh |
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