The drive didn't necessarily fail. The first notification says:<br><br> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED<br><br>However, that drive is kind of old and did have complaints about performance anyway. My guess is the drive simply doesn't support all the SMART options, so the monitor can't perform all the tests. Also, the extended offline read failure was 60%, which supposedly means the drive is starting to die. You should back up all the data and get yourself a new hard drive. Hard drives don't live forever and can even fail when fairly new. The safe philosophy with hard drives is to assume they can fail at any time and employ a regular backup procedure.<br><br><br><br><b><i>John Andrews <jla1200@netzero.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Can someone tell me why this disk failed the test. It's my original win98 <br>disk. The overall
health passed. I can access files/.jpg off it with <br>Gwenview from the other disk but it doesn't bootup.The failed part is near <br>the bottom of the page.I WAS READING SOMETHING THAT SAID UBUNTU WAS DAMAGING <br>TO DISK WHICH LEAD ME TO THIS TOOL.<br><br><br>jla@Home:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda<br>[sudo] password for jla:<br>smartctl version 5.37 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen<br>Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/<br><br>=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===<br>Model Family: Maxtor DiamondMax 20 VL family<br>Device Model: Maxtor 91531U3<br>Serial Number: G309W3LC<br>Firmware Version: FA520860<br>User Capacity: 15,367,790,592 bytes<br>Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]<br>ATA Version is: 4<br>ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17<br>Local Time is: Fri Jan 4 14:59:33 2008 PST<br>SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.<br>SMART support is:
Enabled<br><br>=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===<br>SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED<br><br>General SMART Values:<br>Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity<br> was never started.<br> Auto Offline Data Collection: <br>Disabled.<br>Self-test execution status: ( 118) The previous self-test completed <br>having<br> the read element of the test failed.<br>Total time to complete Offline<br>data collection: ( 0) seconds.<br>Offline data collection<br>capabilities: (0x1b) SMART execute Offline immediate.<br> Auto Offline data collection on/off <br>supp<br>ort.<br> Suspend Offline collection upon new<br> command.<br>
Offline surface scan supported.<br> Self-test supported.<br> No Conveyance Self-test supported.<br> No Selective Self-test supported.<br>SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering<br> power-saving mode.<br> Supports SMART auto save timer.<br>Error logging capability: (0x03) Error logging supported.<br> No General Purpose Logging support.<br>Short self-test routine<br>recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.<br>Extended self-test routine<br>recommended polling time: ( 13) minutes.<br><br>SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16<br>Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:<br>ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
<br>WHEN_<br>FAILED RAW_VALUE<br> 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 1387274750902<br> 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 231 231 063 Pre-fail <br>Always -<br> 50<br> 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 450<br> 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 253 253 063 Pre-fail <br>Always -<br> 2<br> 6 Read_Channel_Margin 0x0001 253 253 100 Pre-fail <br>Offline -<br> 0<br> 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 97823<br> 8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0027 251 249 187 Pre-fail <br>Always -<br> 258445362774755<br> 9 Power_On_Minutes 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 673h+30m<br> 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x002b 253 252 223 Pre-fail <br>Always -<br> 93<br> 11
Calibration_Retry_Count 0x002b 253 252 223 Pre-fail <br>Always -<br> 74<br> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 249 249 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 1723<br>196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0008 251 251 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 2<br>197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0008 251 251 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 2<br>198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0008 252 252 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 1<br>199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br>200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 307021<br>201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 314294<br>202 TA_Increase_Count 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 314294<br>203 Run_Out_Cancel 0x000b 253 252 180 Pre-fail
<br>Always -<br> 314294<br>204 Shock_Count_Write_Opern 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 314294<br>205 Shock_Rate_Write_Opern 0x000a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 314294<br>207 Spin_High_Current 0x002a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 93<br>208 Spin_Buzz 0x002a 253 252 000 Old_age <br>Always -<br> 93<br>209 Offline_Seek_Performnce 0x0024 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br> 96 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br> 97 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br> 98 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br> 99 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br>100 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004
253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br>101 Unknown_Attribute 0x0004 253 253 000 Old_age <br>Offline -<br> 0<br><br>SMART Error Log Version: 1<br>ATA Error Count: 2700 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)<br> CR = Command Register [HEX]<br> FR = Features Register [HEX]<br> SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]<br> SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]<br> CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]<br> CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]<br> DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]<br> DC = Device Command Register [HEX]<br> ER = Error register [HEX]<br> ST = Status register [HEX]<br>Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as<br>DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,<br>SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.<br><br>I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS STUFF MEANS!!<br><br>Error 2700 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 630
hours (26 days + 6 hours)<br> When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was in an <br>unknown<br>state.<br><br> After command completion occurred, registers were:<br> ER ST SC SN CL CH DH<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br> 04 51 00 0b 4f c2 00 Error: ABRT<br><br> Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:<br> CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------<br> b0 d4 00 01 4f c2 00 08 03:55:27.712 SMART EXECUTE OFF-LINE IMMEDIATE<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.664 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br> ec 00 00 01 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.664 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> ef 03 42 00 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.648 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.648 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br><br>Error 2699 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 630 hours (26 days + 6 hours)<br> When the command that caused the error
occurred, the device was in an <br>unknown<br>state.<br><br> After command completion occurred, registers were:<br> ER ST SC SN CL CH DH<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br> 04 51 01 0b 4f c2 00 Error: ABRT<br><br> Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:<br> CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------<br> b0 d1 01 01 4f c2 00 08 03:55:27.632 SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS <br>[OB<br>S-4]<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.632 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br> ec 00 00 01 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.616 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> ef 03 42 00 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.616 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.616 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br><br>Error 2698 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 630 hours (26 days + 6 hours)<br> When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was in an <br>unknown<br>state.<br><br>
After command completion occurred, registers were:<br> ER ST SC SN CL CH DH<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br> 04 51 01 0b 4f c2 00 Error: ABRT<br><br> Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:<br> CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------<br> b0 d0 01 00 4f c2 00 08 03:55:27.600 SMART READ DATA<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.568 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br> ec 00 00 01 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.568 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> ef 03 42 00 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.552 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.552 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br><br>Error 2697 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 630 hours (26 days + 6 hours)<br> When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was in an <br>unknown<br>state.<br><br> After command completion occurred, registers were:<br> ER ST SC SN CL CH DH<br> -- -- -- --
-- -- --<br> 04 51 00 0b 4f c2 00 Error: ABRT<br><br> Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:<br> CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------<br> b0 da 00 01 4f c2 00 08 03:55:27.536 SMART RETURN STATUS<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.520 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br> ec 00 00 01 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.504 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> ef 03 42 00 00 00 a0 0a 03:55:27.504 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode]<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:55:27.504 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br><br>Error 2696 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 630 hours (26 days + 6 hours)<br> When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was in an <br>unknown<br>state.<br><br> After command completion occurred, registers were:<br> ER ST SC SN CL CH DH<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br> 04 51 00 0b 4f c2 00 Error: ABRT<br><br> Commands leading to the command
that caused the error were:<br> CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name<br> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------<br> b0 da 00 01 4f c2 00 08 03:55:27.472 SMART RETURN STATUS<br> ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 08 03:55:27.456 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 08 03:55:27.456 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br> f8 00 00 01 00 00 e0 08 03:22:20.592 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS<br> ec 00 00 01 00 00 a0 0a 03:22:20.592 IDENTIFY DEVICE<br><br>SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1<br>Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) <br>LBA _of_first_error<br># 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 60% 630 <br>221 6458<br># 2 Short offline Completed: read failure 60% 630 <br>905
1618<br><br>Device does not support Selective Self Tests/Logging<br>jla@Home:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda<br><br> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>conspire mailing list<br>conspire@linuxmafia.com<br>http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire<br></blockquote><br><p>
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