Dale, As a double check I always like to test "failing" drives with Spinrite: https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm
If that software can't recover/access any bits of the drive - it's pretty much a toaster in my book! Robert On 20 January 2015 at 17:58, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy, > > This is concerning a hard drive I had issues with a while back. I been > using it to do backups with as a test if nothing else. Anyway, it seems > to have issues once again. > > root@fireball / # smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdd > smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-3.16.3-gentoo] (local build) > Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, > www.smartmontools.org > > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 > Num Test_Description Status Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > # 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 40% > 21406 4032272464 > # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21387 - > # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21363 - > # 4 Extended offline Completed: read failure 40% > 21343 4032272464 > # 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21315 - > # 6 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21291 - > # 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21267 - > # 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21243 - > # 9 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21219 - > #10 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21195 - > #11 Extended offline Completed: read failure 40% > 21174 4032272464 > #12 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21147 - > #13 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21123 - > #14 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21099 - > #15 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21075 - > #16 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21051 - > #17 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 21026 - > #18 Extended offline Completed: read failure 40% > 21005 4032267424 > #19 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 20978 - > #20 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 20954 - > #21 Short offline Completed without error 00% > 20930 - > > root@fireball / # > > More info: > > ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE > UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 116 099 006 Pre-fail > Always - 114620384 > 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 092 092 000 Pre-fail > Always - 0 > 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age > Always - 39 > 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 053 051 036 Pre-fail > Always - 62752 > 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 080 060 030 Pre-fail > Always - 102219639 > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 076 076 000 Old_age > Always - 21403 > 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail > Always - 0 > 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age > Always - 40 > 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 0 > 184 End-to-End_Error 0x0032 100 100 099 Old_age > Always - 0 > 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 0 > 188 Command_Timeout 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 0 0 0 > 189 High_Fly_Writes 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 0 > 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 068 063 045 Old_age > Always - 32 (Min/Max 23/36) > 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 0 > 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age > Always - 11 > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age > Always - 276725 > 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 032 040 000 Old_age > Always - 32 (0 17 0 0 0) > 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 088 088 000 Old_age > Always - 1984 > 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 088 088 000 Old_age > Offline - 1984 > 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age > Always - 0 > 240 Head_Flying_Hours 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age > Offline - 18810h+14m+31.520s > 241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age > Offline - 110684232213092 > 242 Total_LBAs_Read 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age > Offline - 92603114597547 > > > I thought I would check this thing manually just to be nosy. When I saw > the errors, I then got curious as to why I hadn't received a email on > this issue. Well, long story short, I changed the password for google > mail and forgot to change it for that Smtp thing or whatever. Fixed > that now. > > Anyway, no clue how long this issue has been going on but there it is > again. When I google, some places say this is somewhat normal. Some > say it needs to be watched and some say the world is coming to a end and > we are all going to die a horrible death. Me, I'm thinking this drive > came out the south end of a north bound something bad, skunk maybe. > Basically, it stinks and I'm not real happy about it. :-@ > > Since this is the 2nd time for this specific drive, thoughts? > > By the way, I'm doing a dd to erase the drive just for giggles. Since > it ain't blowing smoke, I may use it as a backup still, just to play > with, until I can get another drive. I think that moved up the priority > list a bit now. > > Thoughts? > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > > -- All the best, Robert
