Albert Vilella wrote: > I don't know if it helps but my 3+ years old Sony Vaio SZ (not Z) has a > large count: > > avile...@magneto:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep Load_Cycle_Count > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 086 086 000 Old_age > Always - 296594
With further reading now I have the doubt that my "count is quite normal". Some says that a count of about 600000 is fine for the total life of a (laptop) HDD. In 4 years this means about 400 load-cycles/day. It would be useful if you all report the result of the following command (which includes the hours of life): $sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda | egrep 'Load_Cycle_Count|Loaded_Hour' 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 967 222 Loaded_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 85 In my case I have an average ratio 11 cycles/hour. What about the your? :) > and it hasn't given me much problems. You are right in pointing the > PowerManagement issues though: this is something that should be taken > care of and it's good that all affected users report it. It is true! thanks, Mario _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp