understanding smart data

[MorganO]

so im pretty sure my drive is bad but i dont understand the smart data it has about 2,700 hours on it though wasnt bought new, from a HP PROLIANT SERVER

[Electronics Wizardy]

The drive looks fine to smart, but id use something like badblocks or hd tune to do a full write and check test. 

 

 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

29 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

2,700 hours

= about 2 years of uptime.

Everything is within threshold so i think its ok

[Mira Yurizaki]

33 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

so im pretty sure my drive is bad but i dont understand the smart data it has about 2,700 hours on it though wasnt bought new, from a HP PROLIANT SERVER

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.#ATA_S.M.A.R.T._attributes

 

This is a good table to start looking at. It even highlights values that you should look for in case of impending drive failure.

[MorganO]

50 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

= about 2 years of uptime.

Everything is within threshold so i think its ok

it makes a intermittent grinding sound though

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

18 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

it makes a intermittent grinding sound though

try turn off drive sleep so its always on

[MorganO]

52 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

try turn off drive sleep so its always on

How do I do that or what program do I need,  also I can hear it over case fans and I'm roughly 2 meters away is this normal

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

How do I do that or what program do I need,  also I can hear it over case fans and I'm roughly 2 meters away is this normal

what rpm is the drive? it should be under drive management or power settings, I can't tell you right now I'm not on windows

[MorganO]

6 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

what rpm is the drive? it should be under drive management or power settings, I can't tell you right now I'm not on windows

It's 7200rpm

[Captain_WD]

12 hours ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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Hi there

 

My two cents: 

the S.M.A.R.T. data looks OK and your drive seems healthy. What's the drive's brand and model? I would use a diagnostic tool from the manufacturer and see if the drive passes its tests. 

You could run chkdsk /r from the cmd on that drive fora full surface scan and see if the PC has troubles reading data from any sectors. 

 

Captain_WD. 

[MorganO]

2 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

Hi there

 

My two cents: 

the S.M.A.R.T. data looks OK and your drive seems healthy. What's the drive's brand and model? I would use a diagnostic tool from the manufacturer and see if the drive passes its tests. 

You could run chkdsk /r from the cmd on that drive fora full surface scan and see if the PC has troubles reading data from any sectors. 

 

Captain_WD. 

Seagate constellation 1tb 

[Captain_WD]

32 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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Try going to the manufacturer's website and download the diagnostic tool provided by them. If the drive passes its tests it should be safe to use. 

If the drive has been in use for quite some time it may have worn out and started to produce more noise. Also, check if the drive is mounted properly as there may be some resonance between it and the case, causing excessive noise. Check if this noise continues when the drive works outside the case.

 

Captain_WD.

[MorganO]

19 minutes ago, Captain_WD said:

Try going to the manufacturer's website and download the diagnostic tool provided by them. If the drive passes its tests it should be safe to use. 

If the drive has been in use for quite some time it may have worn out and started to produce more noise. Also, check if the drive is mounted properly as there may be some resonance between it and the case, causing excessive noise. Check if this noise continues when the drive works outside the case.

 

Captain_WD.

I've tried the Seagate software but it doesn't show up in said software 

[Captain_WD]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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I would contact the manufacturer and see what the guys there have to say about this. Even though the S.M.A.R.T. status shows no issues it's good to check the drive with a tool from the manufacturer. 

 

Captain_WD. 

[MorganO]

3 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

I would contact the manufacturer and see what the guys there have to say about this. Even though the S.M.A.R.T. status shows no issues it's good to check the drive with a tool from the manufacturer. 

 

Captain_WD. 

i finally managed to download crystal disk info it shows this

 

i currently have 231GB of data stored on this drive, i do have a 2.5" seagate hybrid drive, should i back the drive up to this as a precautionary measure?

 

[corrado33]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

i finally managed to download crystal disk info it shows this

 

i currently have 231GB of data stored on this drive, i do have a 2.5" seagate hybrid drive, should i back the drive up to this as a precautionary measure?

 

 

Captian_WD knows his stuff. If he says it's good, it's probably good for a while. The thing that's causing the "caution" in crystal disk info is the reallocated sectors count. You currently have 2. If that number continues to grow, then I'd be weary and backup your data. If it's stable, then you're probably good. 

[MorganO]

59 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Captian_WD knows his stuff. If he says it's good, it's probably good for a while. The thing that's causing the "caution" in crystal disk info is the reallocated sectors count. You currently have 2. If that number continues to grow, then I'd be weary and backup your data. If it's stable, then you're probably good. 

Ok I'll monitor it weekly

[Captain_WD]

On 11.11.2016 г. at 6:58 PM, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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The application indicates that you have 2 sectors that have been reallocated due to the fact that the drive had issues reading from those two sectors. This isn't a good thing as more of these sectors will eventually start to appear and the drive will eventually fail. 

 

I'd recommend backing up your data to another drive just to be on the safe side. As @corrado33 suggested, monitor this drive and see if this count increases and if yes - how fast. 

 

It is strange that the other tool doesn't report these two sectors. 

 

Captain_WD.

[MorganO]

3 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

The application indicates that you have 2 sectors that have been reallocated due to the fact that the drive had issues reading from those two sectors. This isn't a good thing as more of these sectors will eventually start to appear and the drive will eventually fail. 

 

I'd recommend backing up your data to another drive just to be on the safe side. As @corrado33 suggested, monitor this drive and see if this count increases and if yes - how fast. 

 

It is strange that the other tool doesn't report these two sectors. 

 

Captain_WD.

day one reallocated sectors :2

day two: reallocated sectors:4

 

backed up to a old 500GB seagate barracuda i had lying around, running from the seagate barracuda, going to use the 1tb drive as temp storage for NON critical files till i get new drives

[Captain_WD]

1 hour ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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It seems that the drive is going to fail sooner rather than later. 

You may attempt running chkdsk /r from the cmd and see if the drive can isolate the problematic sectors and prolong the drive's life a bit but I would still try to swap this drive ASAP with a replacement. I wouldn't trust this drive with data that you can't afford to lose. 

 

Captain_WD. 

[MorganO]

28 minutes ago, Captain_WD said:

It seems that the drive is going to fail sooner rather than later. 

You may attempt running chkdsk /r from the cmd and see if the drive can isolate the problematic sectors and prolong the drive's life a bit but I would still try to swap this drive ASAP with a replacement. I wouldn't trust this drive with data that you can't afford to lose. 

 

Captain_WD. 

i have backed up all data to my spare drive which will hold me over till payday black friday/cybermonday

[Captain_WD]

19 hours ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

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Glad to hear that. You should be fine until then. 

In the future try to keep your data backed up so you don't face any data recovery situations.

 

Let me know if you need any suggestions or any other help.

 

Captain_WD.