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From: Benno Schulenberg <benno.schulenberg@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: Reliability of smart values (was: [gentoo-user] [OT] HD running temperatures)
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:27:34
Message-Id: 200605212214.02963.benno.schulenberg@gmail.com
In Reply to: Reliability of smart values (was: [gentoo-user] [OT] HD running temperatures) by Alexander Skwar
1 Alexander Skwar wrote:
2 > Benno Schulenberg wrote:
3 > > Dave Jones wrote:
4 > >> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 099 099 000
5 > >> Old_age Always - 13573
6 > >
7 > > Drive has been ruuning for 13573 hours total.
8 >
9 > How much can this data be trusted?
10
11 It can't. Sometimes there's a factor involved (like on my old
12 drive), sometimes the number wraps (like on the current one).
13
14 > On my system, I've got:
15 >
16 > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
17 > Always - 145037
18 >
19 > 16.5 years?
20 >
21 > I don't think so...
22
23 You probably know how long the drive has approximately been running,
24 then you can figure out the used multiplier.
25
26 Benno
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