@gokul Thanks Gokul ,that was informative for me.And i hope all of us are benefited by this tool SMART. Regards, Srihari 9809486518
On 9/2/09, Visakh <gokulda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Sep 2, 1:58 pm, Srihari k <harisult...@gmail.com> wrote: >> @gokul OMG OMG!!!you make me nerveous!! > > Haha! Sorry for that! But remember that you are dealing with a > machine. It could fail anytime - be prepared always. Power system and > hard drives are especially worrying. Any part of the system can be > easily restored after a failure - except the data that represent your > hard work. As long as it is backed up with multiple copies, you don't > need to worry about anything. > >> @gokul i ran SMART and i was not smart enough to decode the >> output.Please spare some time analysing the text that follows((Man do >> it.. ITS my HARDDISk :) )) > > Funny! In the industry, the hard drives are the devices that the > specialists care least about - even though the data in them is > considered most precious. > > As for the SMART data, it is really easy to interpret. The > instructions are available in the second link I gave earlier. And > looking at your HDD data, looks like it is healthy for now. All the > parameters are above their minimum thresholds - meaning that the HDD > is safe for now. > > There are 2 parameters you have to specially watch out for in the > future. > > 1. Seek error rate: > Lowest value recorded: 60 (out of 255) > Minimum threshold: 30 (out of 255) > > 2. Spin retry count: > Lowest value recorded: 100 (out of 255) > Minimum threshold: 97 (out of 255) > > Both these parameters are 'Pre-fail' type. That means that if they > ever touch the minimum threshold or go below it, that indicates > impending drive failure. You will have to take emergency measures if > such a situation arises. Right now, both parameters are above the > threshold, but slowly creeping down towards it. Right now, these are > not a problem. But watch out for them in the long run (you can check > the data once in a month or two). > > There is one another parameter, which if improved, can extend drive > life: > > 3. Air flow temperature (deg Celsius): > Lowest value recorded: 48 (out of 255) ~ 41 deg (highest > recorded). > Minimum threshold: 45 (out of 255) > > This is an 'old-age' type parameter. If this value goes below the > threshold (ie, if the drive overheats), the drive performance and > health will start to degrade. Low value for this parameter indicates > poor air cooling condition. Improving cooling can improve life. If you > feel like correcting this condition, you will have to consult a > specialist - unfortunately, I am incompetent to comment on it. > > Hope I was able to address some of your concerns. Wish you good luck > with drives and data in the future! > > Regards, > Gokul Das > > > -- Srihari K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
