Hello, I've got the drive as specified in the subject and attachments. # smartctl -a -v 193,loadunload /dev/sda | egrep 'Device Model| Load_Cycle_Count' Device Model: WDC WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always - 1637105/0 and rising every minute. hdparm -B does not work at all, tried it with 254, 255 or no number at all. Roman -- Roman Fietze Telemotive AG Büro Mühlhausen Breitwiesen 73347 Mühlhausen Tel.: +49(0)7335/18493-45 http://www.telemotive.de
# dmidecode 2.10 SMBIOS 2.5 present. 71 structures occupying 2271 bytes. Table at 0x0009F400. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: American Megatrends Inc. Version: 0402 Release Date: 07/30/2008 Address: 0xF0000 Runtime Size: 64 kB ROM Size: 1024 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PNP is supported APM is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed ESCD support is available Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed EDD is supported 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported LS-120 boot is supported ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Targeted content distribution is supported BIOS Revision: 8.14 Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: exone Product Name: System Product Name Version: System Version Serial Number: 253804301 UUID: E0C7A6D8-0332-DD11-8A6B-0022154FD1D4 Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC. Product Name: M3A78 PRO Version: Rev 1.xx Serial Number: MS1C87BLTP00252 Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Features: Board is a hosting board Board is replaceable Location In Chassis: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Chassis Handle: 0x0003 Type: Motherboard Contained Object Handles: 0 Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 21 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: Chassis Manufacture Type: Desktop Lock: Not Present Version: Chassis Version Serial Number: Chassis Serial Number Asset Tag: Asset-1234567890 Boot-up State: Safe Power Supply State: Safe Thermal State: Safe Security Status: None OEM Information: 0x00000001 Height: Unspecified Number Of Power Cords: 1 Contained Elements: 0 Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 40 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: CPU 1 Type: Central Processor Family: Athlon 64 X2 Manufacturer: AMD ID: 33 0F 04 00 FF FB 8B 17 Signature: Family 15, Model 67, Stepping 3 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) HTT (Hyper-threading technology) Version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ Voltage: 1.5 V External Clock: 200 MHz Max Speed: 3200 MHz Current Speed: 3200 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: Other L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006 L3 Cache Handle: 0x0007 Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Core Count: 2 Core Enabled: 2 Characteristics: 64-bit capable Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L1-Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address Location: Internal Installed Size: 256 kB Maximum Size: 256 kB Supported SRAM Types: Pipeline Burst Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC System Type: Data Associativity: 4-way Set-associative Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L2-Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address Location: Internal Installed Size: 2048 kB Maximum Size: 2048 kB Supported SRAM Types: Pipeline Burst Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC System Type: Unified Associativity: 4-way Set-associative Handle 0x0007, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L3-Cache Configuration: Disabled, Not Socketed, Level 3 Operational Mode: Unknown Location: Internal Installed Size: 0 kB Maximum Size: 0 kB Supported SRAM Types: Unknown Installed SRAM Type: Unknown Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: Unknown Handle 0x0008, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: PS2Mouse External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Mouse Port Handle 0x0009, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Keyboard External Connector Type: PS/2 Port Type: Keyboard Port Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB1 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB2 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB3 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: USB4 External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: On Board VGA External Connector Type: DB-15 female Port Type: Video Port Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: LAN1 External Connector Type: RJ-45 Port Type: Network Port Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: SPDIF_O1 External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: HDMI External Connector Type: Other Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Line In External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0013, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Line Out External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0014, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Mic In External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0015, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Center Out External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0016, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Surround Out External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0017, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Null Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Side Surround Out External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x0018, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: MAIN POWER Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x0019, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: CPU_FAN Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x001A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PWR_FAN Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x001B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: CHA_FAN1 Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x001C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB5 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x001D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB6 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x001E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB7 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x001F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB8 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x0020, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB9 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x0021, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB10 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x0022, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB11 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x0023, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB12 Internal Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: USB Handle 0x0024, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA1 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x0025, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA2 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x0026, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA3 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x0027, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA4 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x0028, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA5 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x0029, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SATA6 Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: SATA Handle 0x002A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: CDIN Internal Connector Type: On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x002B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: AAFP Internal Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x002C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SPDIF_OUT Internal Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Audio Port Handle 0x002D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: COM1 Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut) External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x002E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PRI_IDE Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x002F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: FLOPPY Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x0030, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: SPI Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x0031, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: PANEL Internal Connector Type: Other External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other Handle 0x0032, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCIEX16_1 Type: x16 PCI Express Current Usage: Available Length: Short ID: 2 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0033, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCIEX1_1 Type: x1 PCI Express Current Usage: Available Length: Short ID: 4 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0034, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCIEX1_2 Type: x1 PCI Express Current Usage: Available Length: Short ID: 5 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0035, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI1 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: Available Length: Short ID: 13 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0036, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI2 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: In Use Length: Short ID: 14 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0037, DMI type 9, 13 bytes System Slot Information Designation: PCI3 Type: 32-bit PCI Current Usage: In Use Length: Short ID: 15 Characteristics: 3.3 V is provided Opening is shared PME signal is supported Handle 0x0038, DMI type 10, 6 bytes On Board Device Information Type: Video Status: Enabled Description: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Handle 0x0039, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: To Be Filled By O.E.M. String 2: To Be Filled By O.E.M. String 3: To Be Filled By O.E.M. String 4: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Handle 0x003A, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Installable Languages: 1 en|US|iso8859-1 Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1 Handle 0x003B, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 8 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 4 Handle 0x003C, DMI type 19, 15 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0022FFFFFFF Range Size: 8960 MB Physical Array Handle: 0x003B Partition Width: 0 Handle 0x003D, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x003B Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_A1 Bank Locator: BANK0 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 800 MHz Manufacturer: Manufacturer0 Serial Number: SerNum0 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum0 Part Number: PartNum0 Handle 0x003E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF Range Size: 2 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x003D Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x003F, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x003B Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_B1 Bank Locator: BANK1 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 800 MHz Manufacturer: Manufacturer1 Serial Number: SerNum1 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1 Part Number: PartNum1 Handle 0x0040, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00080000000 Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF Range Size: 2 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x003F Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x0041, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x003B Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_A2 Bank Locator: BANK2 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 800 MHz Manufacturer: Manufacturer2 Serial Number: SerNum2 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum2 Part Number: PartNum2 Handle 0x0042, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00100000000 Ending Address: 0x0017FFFFFFF Range Size: 2 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x0041 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x0043, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x003B Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 72 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_B2 Bank Locator: BANK3 Type: DDR2 Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 800 MHz Manufacturer: Manufacturer3 Serial Number: SerNum3 Asset Tag: AssetTagNum3 Part Number: PartNum3 Handle 0x0044, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00180000000 Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF Range Size: 2 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x0043 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003C Partition Row Position: 1 Handle 0x0045, DMI type 32, 20 bytes System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Handle 0x0046, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table
/dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: WDC WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 Serial Number: WD-WCASU2101032 Firmware Revision: 01.01B01 Transport: Serial, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5 Standards: Supported: 8 7 6 5 Likely used: 8 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 976773168 Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes device size with M = 1024*1024: 476940 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 500107 MBytes (500 GB) cache/buffer size = 8192 KBytes Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 32 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * NOP cmd * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE Power-Up In Standby feature set * SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up SET_MAX security extension * Automatic Acoustic Management feature set * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * General Purpose Logging feature set * 64-bit World wide name * {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands * Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE * Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Host-initiated interface power management * Phy event counters DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization * Software settings preservation * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set * SCT Long Sector Access (AC1) * SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2) * SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3) * SCT Features Control (AC4) * SCT Data Tables (AC5) unknown 206[12] (vendor specific) unknown 206[13] (vendor specific) Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked frozen not expired: security count supported: enhanced erase 142min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. 142min for ENHANCED SECURITY ERASE UNIT. Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 50014ee20122b360 NAA : 5 IEEE OUI : 0014ee Unique ID : 20122b360 Checksum: correct