Re: is this hard disk failure?

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 06/07/2011 08:02 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> [snip]
> > - install SMART utilities and run "smartctl -A /dev/<your drive> -- the
> > first line is usually the "raw read error" rate -- if the value (last
> > entry on the line) is anything except 0, that's the sign that your drive
> > is failing, if it's in the 1000s, failure is imminent, it's just that
> > your drive's internal software is hiding it from you - replace it!
>
> Then why does smartctl give my disk a green light?
>
> http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson/smart_window.png

Well... smartctl isn't giving you the green light, it's your GUI that's 
interpreting the numbers as a "green light"

Personally, that raw read error rate would scare me, particularly in 
such a young drive.

Miles




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