I replaced that one, too, and got a Western Digital "Green" 2TB. No funny noises, and it works excellent, so-far! Thanks for your input! On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 7:18 PM, gene heskett <gheskett@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sunday, May 01, 2011 01:16:34 PM BU66ER BAD6ER did opine: > >> On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 2:08 PM, gene heskett <gheskett@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > On Saturday, April 30, 2011 07:56:21 AM BU66ER BAD6ER did opine: >> > This <linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> is a mailing list. ïWTH when I click >> > on reply-to-list, do I always have to copy/paste the lists address in >> > the To: line? ïfscking PIMA! >> > >> > More below, where it should be. >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Some time ago, I returned my hard disk and got a new one. Lately, I'm >> >> having performance issues again and I suspect there is a hardware >> >> error again like last time. If you could confirm this I would be most >> >> grateful. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> >> >> # smartctl -a /dev/sdb >> >> smartctl 5.41 2011-03-16 r3296 >> >> [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-2.6.38-2-amd64] (local build) >> >> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, >> >> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net >> >> >> >> === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === >> >> Device Model: ï ï ST2000DL003-9VT166 >> >> Serial Number: ï ï5YD1YD5P >> >> Firmware Version: CC32 >> >> User Capacity: ï ï2,000,398,934,016 bytes >> >> Device is: ï ï ï ïNot in smartctl database [for details use: -P >> >> showall] ATA Version is: ï 8 >> >> ATA Standard is: ïATA-8-ACS revision 4 >> >> Local Time is: ï ïSat Apr 30 12:59:32 2011 CEST >> >> SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. >> >> SMART support is: Enabled >> >> >> >> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === >> >> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED >> >> >> >> General SMART Values: >> >> Offline data collection status: ï(0x82) Offline data collection >> >> activity ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï was completed >> >> without error. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Auto Offline >> >> Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ï ï ï( ï 0) >> >> The previous self-test routine completed without error or no >> >> self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline >> >> data collection: ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï( ï623) seconds. >> >> Offline data collection >> >> capabilities: ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï(0x7b) SMART execute Offline >> >> immediate. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Auto Offline data >> >> collection on/off support. >> >> ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Suspend Offline collection >> >> upon new command. >> >> ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Offline surface scan >> >> supported. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Self-test >> >> supported. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Conveyance >> >> Self-test supported. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï >> >> Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: ï ï ï ï ï >> >> ï(0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï >> >> ï ï ï ï ï ï ï power-saving mode. >> >> ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï Supports SMART auto save >> >> timer. Error logging capability: ï ï ï ï(0x01) Error logging >> >> supported. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï General Purpose >> >> Logging supported. Short self-test routine >> >> recommended polling time: ï ï ï ï( ï 1) minutes. >> >> Extended self-test routine >> >> recommended polling time: ï ï ï ï( 255) minutes. >> >> Conveyance self-test routine >> >> recommended polling time: ï ï ï ï( ï 2) minutes. >> >> SCT capabilities: ï ï ï ï ï ï ï(0x30b7) SCT Status supported. >> >> ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï SCT Feature Control >> >> supported. ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï SCT Data Table >> >> supported. >> >> >> >> SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10 >> >> Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: >> >> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME ï ï ï ï ïFLAG ï ï VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE >> >> UPDATED ïWHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE >> >> ï 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate ï ï 0x000f ï 096 ï 082 ï 006 ï ïPre-fail >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 2447656 >> >> ï 3 Spin_Up_Time ï ï ï ï ï ï0x0003 ï 097 ï 092 ï 000 ï ïPre-fail >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> ï 4 Start_Stop_Count ï ï ï ï0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 020 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 265 >> >> ï 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct ï 0x0033 ï 100 ï 100 ï 036 ï ïPre-fail >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> ï 7 Seek_Error_Rate ï ï ï ï 0x000f ï 060 ï 060 ï 030 ï ïPre-fail >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 1108085 >> >> ï 9 Power_On_Hours ï ï ï ï ï0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 717 >> >> ï10 Spin_Retry_Count ï ï ï ï0x0013 ï 100 ï 100 ï 097 ï ïPre-fail >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> ï12 Power_Cycle_Count ï ï ï 0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 020 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 74 >> >> 183 Runtime_Bad_Block ï ï ï 0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 184 End-to-End_Error ï ï ï ï0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 099 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 187 Reported_Uncorrect ï ï ï0x0032 ï 001 ï 001 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 792 >> >> 188 Command_Timeout ï ï ï ï 0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 189 High_Fly_Writes ï ï ï ï 0x003a ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 ï 065 ï 062 ï 045 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 35 (Min/Max 35/35) >> >> 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate ï ï ï0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 202 >> >> 193 Load_Cycle_Count ï ï ï ï0x0032 ï 100 ï 100 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 265 >> >> 194 Temperature_Celsius ï ï 0x0022 ï 035 ï 040 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 35 (0 19 0 0) >> >> 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered ï0x001a ï 015 ï 009 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 2447656 >> >> 197 Current_Pending_Sector ï0x0012 ï 096 ï 096 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 368 >> >> 198 Offline_Uncorrectable ï 0x0010 ï 096 ï 096 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Offline ï ï ï- ï ï ï 368 >> >> 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count ï ï0x003e ï 200 ï 200 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Always ï ï ï - ï ï ï 0 >> >> 240 Head_Flying_Hours ï ï ï 0x0000 ï 100 ï 253 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Offline ï ï ï- ï ï ï 9354438771404 >> >> 241 Total_LBAs_Written ï ï ï0x0000 ï 100 ï 253 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Offline ï ï ï- ï ï ï 793142133 >> >> 242 Total_LBAs_Read ï ï ï ï 0x0000 ï 100 ï 253 ï 000 ï ïOld_age >> >> Offline ï ï ï- ï ï ï 307847059 >> >> >> >> SMART Error Log Version: 1 >> >> ATA Error Count: 828 (device log contains only the most recent five >> >> errors) CR = Command Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï FR = Features Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï SC = Sector Count Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï SN = Sector Number Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï DH = Device/Head Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï DC = Device Command Register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï ER = Error register [HEX] >> >> ï ï ï ï ST = Status register [HEX] >> >> Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as >> >> DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, >> >> SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days. >> >> >> >> Error 828 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 705 hours (29 days + 9 >> >> hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device >> >> was active or idle. >> >> >> >> ï After command completion occurred, registers were: >> >> ï ER ST SC SN CL CH DH >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >> ï 40 51 00 ff ff ff 0f ïError: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 >> >> >> >> ï Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: >> >> ï CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC ï Powered_Up_Time ïCommand/Feature_Name >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ï---------------- ï-------------------- >> >> ï 25 00 08 ff ff ff ef 00 ï ï ï03:44:18.432 ïREAD DMA EXT >> >> ï 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:18.431 ïREAD NATIVE MAX ADDRESS >> >> EXT ï ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:18.423 ïIDENTIFY DEVICE ï >> >> ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:18.391 ïSET FEATURES [Set >> >> transfer mode] 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:18.391 ïREAD >> >> NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT >> >> >> >> Error 827 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 705 hours (29 days + 9 >> >> hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device >> >> was active or idle. >> >> >> >> ï After command completion occurred, registers were: >> >> ï ER ST SC SN CL CH DH >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >> ï 40 51 00 ff ff ff 0f ïError: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 >> >> >> >> ï Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: >> >> ï CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC ï Powered_Up_Time ïCommand/Feature_Name >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ï---------------- ï-------------------- >> >> ï 25 00 08 ff ff ff ef 00 ï ï ï03:44:15.060 ïREAD DMA EXT >> >> ï 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:15.059 ïREAD NATIVE MAX ADDRESS >> >> EXT ï ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:15.051 ïIDENTIFY DEVICE ï >> >> ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:15.019 ïSET FEATURES [Set >> >> transfer mode] 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:15.019 ïREAD >> >> NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT >> >> >> >> Error 826 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 705 hours (29 days + 9 >> >> hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device >> >> was active or idle. >> >> >> >> ï After command completion occurred, registers were: >> >> ï ER ST SC SN CL CH DH >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >> ï 40 51 00 ff ff ff 0f ïError: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 >> >> >> >> ï Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: >> >> ï CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC ï Powered_Up_Time ïCommand/Feature_Name >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ï---------------- ï-------------------- >> >> ï 25 00 08 ff ff ff ef 00 ï ï ï03:44:11.687 ïREAD DMA EXT >> >> ï 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:11.686 ïREAD NATIVE MAX ADDRESS >> >> EXT ï ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:11.662 ïIDENTIFY DEVICE ï >> >> ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:11.566 ïSET FEATURES [Set >> >> transfer mode] 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:11.566 ïREAD >> >> NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT >> >> >> >> Error 825 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 705 hours (29 days + 9 >> >> hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device >> >> was active or idle. >> >> >> >> ï After command completion occurred, registers were: >> >> ï ER ST SC SN CL CH DH >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >> ï 40 51 00 ff ff ff 0f ïError: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 >> >> >> >> ï Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: >> >> ï CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC ï Powered_Up_Time ïCommand/Feature_Name >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ï---------------- ï-------------------- >> >> ï 25 00 08 ff ff ff ef 00 ï ï ï03:44:08.323 ïREAD DMA EXT >> >> ï 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:08.322 ïREAD NATIVE MAX ADDRESS >> >> EXT ï ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:08.314 ïIDENTIFY DEVICE ï >> >> ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:08.282 ïSET FEATURES [Set >> >> transfer mode] 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:08.282 ïREAD >> >> NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT >> >> >> >> Error 824 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 705 hours (29 days + 9 >> >> hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device >> >> was active or idle. >> >> >> >> ï After command completion occurred, registers were: >> >> ï ER ST SC SN CL CH DH >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >> ï 40 51 00 ff ff ff 0f ïError: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 >> >> >> >> ï Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: >> >> ï CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC ï Powered_Up_Time ïCommand/Feature_Name >> >> ï -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ï---------------- ï-------------------- >> >> ï 25 00 08 ff ff ff ef 00 ï ï ï03:44:04.950 ïREAD DMA EXT >> >> ï 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:04.949 ïREAD NATIVE MAX ADDRESS >> >> EXT ï ec 00 00 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:04.941 ïIDENTIFY DEVICE ï >> >> ef 03 46 00 00 00 a0 00 ï ï ï03:44:04.910 ïSET FEATURES [Set >> >> transfer mode] 27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 ï ï ï03:44:04.909 ïREAD >> >> NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT >> >> >> >> SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 >> >> No self-tests have been logged. ï[To run self-tests, use: smartctl >> >> -t] >> >> >> >> >> >> SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 >> >> ïSPAN ïMIN_LBA ïMAX_LBA ïCURRENT_TEST_STATUS >> >> ï ï 1 ï ï ï ï0 ï ï ï ï0 ïNot_testing >> >> ï ï 2 ï ï ï ï0 ï ï ï ï0 ïNot_testing >> >> ï ï 3 ï ï ï ï0 ï ï ï ï0 ïNot_testing >> >> ï ï 4 ï ï ï ï0 ï ï ï ï0 ïNot_testing >> >> ï ï 5 ï ï ï ï0 ï ï ï ï0 ïNot_testing >> >> Selective self-test flags (0x0): >> >> ï After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. >> >> If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute >> >> delay. >> > >> > I might run the selftest (long) to get a better idea, but if there is >> > not a firmware update for this drive on the Seagate site, I believe >> > I'd be asking for an RA forthwith. >> > >> > Be aware that I just updated 2 identical 1 terrabyte Seagate drives >> > about 3 weeks ago, and the firmware update, while it did not scramble >> > tha partition table data, did scramble the partition labels AND the >> > blkid's of the boot drive only. ïThe second drive no longer is >> > hanging the system with bus resets, but it still has a write speed of >> > about 3.5 megs/second. ïI had to re-install. ïFortunately I had data >> > backups from the night before courtesy amanda. >> > >> > -- >> > Cheers, Gene >> > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> > ïsoap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >> > <http://tinyurl.com/ddg5bz> >> > <http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html> >> > Row, row, row your bits, gently down the stream... >> >> Hi, thanks for the reply. >> >> Here is my reply, below :) >> >> This is the output of smartctl -t long /dev/sdb and smartctl -l >> selftest /dev/sdb. I hope that was the correct procedure. >> >> # smartctl -t long /dev/sdb >> smartctl 5.41 2011-03-16 r3296 >> [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-2.6.38-2-amd64] (local build) >> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, >> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net >> >> === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === >> Sending command: "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately >> in off-line mode". >> Drive command "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in >> off-line mode" successful. >> Testing has begun. >> Please wait 255 minutes for test to complete. >> Test will complete after Sat Apr 30 23:06:43 2011 >> >> Use smartctl -X to abort test. >> >> # smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdb >> smartctl 5.41 2011-03-16 r3296 >> [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-2.6.38-2-amd64] (local build) >> Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, >> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net >> >> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === >> SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 >> Num ÂTest_Description  ÂStatus         ÂRemaining >> LifeTime(hours) ÂLBA_of_first_error >> # 1 ÂExtended offline  ÂCompleted: read failure    90%    723 >>    469696848 >> >> >> >> Thanks for any interpretation of this. > > Get the RA, a 2Tb drive should still be well in warranty. > > -- > Cheers, Gene > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > Âsoap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > <http://tinyurl.com/ddg5bz> > <http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html> > <Wordplay> You measure your vibrators in "characters per second"? ÂI have >      bad news for you, c90, you've been masturbating with a >      dot-matrix printer. > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html