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Originally Posted by Mark Henry
Looked around SMART isn't the greatest predictor of failure but you shouldn't ignore it.
But these SMART warnings you should take seriously.
SMART 5 - Reallocated_Sector_Count.
SMART 187 - Reported_Uncorrectable_Errors.
SMART 188 - Command_Timeout.
SMART 197 - Current_Pending_Sector_Count.
SMART 198 - Offline_Uncorrectable
You could do as I do and back up with a external drive , make recovery discs, etc., and then just see if it does fail.
Link below has a link to a checker program, but also go to the bottom and click on comments for some info from other readers (geeks).
How to See if Your Hard Drive is Dying with S.M.A.R.T.
All the info I'm seeing is 3-4 years old, I couldn't anything current. |
See here's the thing about hard drives.
Like people they start life terminal.
It's never a question of "if" they will fail but rather, when.
Hard drives are dirt cheap, comparatively.
Absolutely no reason to ignore SMART status regardless of how reliable we may think the information is.