Re: S.M.A.R.T. messages - what do they mean
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, René Seindal wrote:
> I just got these messages from smartmontools on my laptop. I checked
> the logs because the disk make a weird sound.
>
> Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count.
> Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count.
> Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed from 99 to 98
> Device: /dev/hda, Failed SMART usage Attribute: 193 Load_Cycle_Count.
>
> I have had the Load_Cycle_Count messages before, but I have never been
> able to figure out what they mean, in spite of much googling.
>
> What do these messages mean and do I need to buy a new harddisk?
They mean one of the SMART checks failed. Replace the hard-disk IMMEDIATELY.
Turn the disk off (as in unplug it) until you have a replacement ready, so
as not to futher endanger your data.
--
"One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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