Disk 1 did not pass SMART self-assessment test

alo · Mar 29, 2011

Disk 1 did not pass SMART self-assessment test...

"Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 1:
Previous count: 1504
Current count: 2507"

This disk was in a Netgear readynas duo system.

Before I start the proccess of returning it as a faulty item I want to
make sure it is indeed faulty.

I have now taken it out of the nas box.... but besides putting it into
a PC how would I go about testing again.

Is it possible to test it in a USB HD enclosure?

Thanks

Rod Speed · Mar 29, 2011

alo wrote

Disk 1 did not pass SMART self-assessment test...

Fark, it actually failed it dismally.

"Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 1:
Previous count: 1504
Current count: 2507"

Fark. She's dead, Jim. You into necrophilia ?

This disk was in a Netgear readynas duo system.

Before I start the proccess of returning it as a
faulty item I want to make sure it is indeed faulty.

Yep, thats an utterly obscene level of reallocated sectors.

I have now taken it out of the nas box.... but besides
putting it into a PC how would I go about testing again.

Is it possible to test it in a USB HD enclosure?

Yep, but with quite a few of them, you cant get the SMART stats with the drive in
one of those unless its a relatively modern one and you use a paid for SMART ute.

mike · Mar 30, 2011

Rod said:
alo wrote

Fark, it actually failed it dismally.

Fark. She's dead, Jim. You into necrophilia ?

Yep, thats an utterly obscene level of reallocated sectors.

Yep, but with quite a few of them, you cant get the SMART stats with the drive in
one of those unless its a relatively modern one and you use a paid for SMART ute.

Hddscan.exe is among the free SMART readers.
Bytecc BT-300 is among the cheap usb to ide/sata readers that can read
smart.

Rod Speed · Mar 30, 2011

mike wrote

Rod Speed wrote

Hddscan.exe is among the free SMART readers.

Yes, but that doesnt mean it can get the SMART data from the drive in a USB HD enclosure he already has.

Bytecc BT-300 is among the cheap usb to ide/sata readers that can read smart.

You dont know whether he plans to buy a USB HD enclosure just to check the drive before doing a warranty claim.

Arno · Mar 30, 2011

alo said:
Disk 1 did not pass SMART self-assessment test...

"Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 1:
Previous count: 1504
Current count: 2507"

This is alarming from around 10-30 upwards. This disk is
very near death. It somehow manages to hang on, but very
soon it will run out of replacement sectors.

This disk was in a Netgear readynas duo system.

Before I start the proccess of returning it as a faulty item I want to
make sure it is indeed faulty.

Very, very, very faulty.

I have now taken it out of the nas box.... but besides putting it into
a PC how would I go about testing again.

Is it possible to test it in a USB HD enclosure?

Yes. But entirely unnecessary.

Arno