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Renegade334 · 2013-09-09, 08:35

So...I noticed today that while moving a 1.2 Gb file to a different partition (point of origin and destination are on the same 1Tb Western Digital WD10EARX internal HDD) there was this little noise and the transfer gauge appeared to freeze for a couple seconds. I originally passed this off as a hang-up caused by my security suite taking a closer look at the transfer's legitimacy, but got a bit paranoid...

So I wondered and checked Defraggler (which has its own, basic SMART checking feature), which spat the following readings:

Code:

ID 	Attribute Name 			RV	CR	Worst 	THR 	Raw values

1	Read Error Rate			0	200	200	51	0x000000000000
3	Spin-Up Time			7275 ms	114	108	21	0x000000001C6B
4	Start/Stop Count		1,877	99	99	0	0x000000000755
5	Reallocated Sectors Count	0	200	200	140	0x000000000000
7	Seek Error Rate			0	200	200	0	0x000000000000
9	Power-On Hours (POH)		454d 7h	86	86	0	0x000000002A97
10	Spin Retry Count		0	100	100	0	0x000000000000
11	Recalibration Retries		0	100	100	0	0x000000000000
12	Power Cycle Count		1,871	99	99	0	0x00000000074F
192	Power-off Retract Count		34	200	200	0	0x000000000022
193	Load Cycle Count		52,075	183	183	0	0x00000000CB6B
194	Temperature			32 °F	115	106	0	0x000000000020
196	Reallocation Event Count	0	200	200	0	0x000000000000
197	Current Pending Sector Count	3	200	200	0	0x000000000003
198	Uncorrectable Sector Count	3	200	200	0	0x000000000003
199	UltraDMA CRC Error Count	0	200	200	0	0x000000000000
200	Multi-Zone Error Rate		22	200	200	0	0x000000000016

RV = Real Value
CR = Current value
THR = Threshold

Three lines immediately jumped to my eyes:

Current Pending Sector Count (3)
Uncorrectable Sector Count (3)
Muzile Zone Error Rate (AKA Write Error Rate) (22)

Fearing a false alarm, I installed CrystalDiskInfo...and got the same results. Then I launched chkdsk, which, on the other hand, didn't report any bad sectors. I seem to recall that I had some iffy sectors a while ago (between a year and several months) but I don't think the count has risen since. I only gave this a much sharper look today.

I know that large HDDs are far more likely to develop bad sectors, that platters never come 100% perfect right off the factory and that rising SMART counts for CPSC and USC are signs of a deteriorating HDD. However, I only truly noticed this today and can't exactly tell when these three values first changed.

On the good side, however, the reallocation and spin retry gauges (which could indicate growing mechanical issues) are flatlining, which is somewhat encouraging.

So...due to not being much of a hardware guy, especially with HDDs, what would be your take on this? Still within the safe threshold and good to go for some time or should I brace myself for the doom and gloom prophecies inevitably followed by the mandatory ebay/newegg suggestions?

2013-09-09, 08:35	Link #1
Renegade334 Sleepy Lurker Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nun'yabiznehz Age: 38	Changes in SMART values for my primary HDD So...I noticed today that while moving a 1.2 Gb file to a different partition (point of origin and destination are on the same 1Tb Western Digital WD10EARX internal HDD) there was this little noise and the transfer gauge appeared to freeze for a couple seconds. I originally passed this off as a hang-up caused by my security suite taking a closer look at the transfer's legitimacy, but got a bit paranoid... So I wondered and checked Defraggler (which has its own, basic SMART checking feature), which spat the following readings: Code: ID Attribute Name RV CR Worst THR Raw values 1 Read Error Rate 0 200 200 51 0x000000000000 3 Spin-Up Time 7275 ms 114 108 21 0x000000001C6B 4 Start/Stop Count 1,877 99 99 0 0x000000000755 5 Reallocated Sectors Count 0 200 200 140 0x000000000000 7 Seek Error Rate 0 200 200 0 0x000000000000 9 Power-On Hours (POH) 454d 7h 86 86 0 0x000000002A97 10 Spin Retry Count 0 100 100 0 0x000000000000 11 Recalibration Retries 0 100 100 0 0x000000000000 12 Power Cycle Count 1,871 99 99 0 0x00000000074F 192 Power-off Retract Count 34 200 200 0 0x000000000022 193 Load Cycle Count 52,075 183 183 0 0x00000000CB6B 194 Temperature 32 °F 115 106 0 0x000000000020 196 Reallocation Event Count 0 200 200 0 0x000000000000 197 Current Pending Sector Count 3 200 200 0 0x000000000003 198 Uncorrectable Sector Count 3 200 200 0 0x000000000003 199 UltraDMA CRC Error Count 0 200 200 0 0x000000000000 200 Multi-Zone Error Rate 22 200 200 0 0x000000000016 RV = Real Value CR = Current value THR = Threshold Three lines immediately jumped to my eyes: Current Pending Sector Count (3) Uncorrectable Sector Count (3) Muzile Zone Error Rate (AKA Write Error Rate) (22) Fearing a false alarm, I installed CrystalDiskInfo...and got the same results. Then I launched chkdsk, which, on the other hand, didn't report any bad sectors. I seem to recall that I had some iffy sectors a while ago (between a year and several months) but I don't think the count has risen since. I only gave this a much sharper look today. I know that large HDDs are far more likely to develop bad sectors, that platters never come 100% perfect right off the factory and that rising SMART counts for CPSC and USC are signs of a deteriorating HDD. However, I only truly noticed this today and can't exactly tell when these three values first changed. On the good side, however, the reallocation and spin retry gauges (which could indicate growing mechanical issues) are flatlining, which is somewhat encouraging. So...due to not being much of a hardware guy, especially with HDDs, what would be your take on this? Still within the safe threshold and good to go for some time or should I brace myself for the doom and gloom prophecies inevitably followed by the mandatory ebay/newegg suggestions? __________________ << -- Click to enter my (dead) GFX thread. Last edited by Renegade334; 2013-09-09 at 08:47.