From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7BC41384B4 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:47:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6580921C02E; Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:47:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yk0-f169.google.com (mail-yk0-f169.google.com [209.85.160.169]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFAF321C00D for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:47:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-yk0-f169.google.com with SMTP id 140so77497289ykp.0 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:47:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=5PjKShjb0refzi5kQvNHkVUGJWR9Mz5bxkvAexLCwf4=; b=cWtLNkT4LdbNLp0GGgbtVmT6sJjyIjuS8KfVitF4ohGZbvquo60EbLm7ZLXh7Bnc5h UKd7WjUGhF58s7S8mhx7fHVxtbXqWmL66SYXT5DRrzfTLgvJ2ZKi1QO2iCnx5nyDtJhX hdxt4VNwcjOpvIWMiz54Y9x8o0AL+3o+Wwx+/lqatSp4CcnVK+3dALDUQAJa5mx/xoDe Hj55f4WAK6MeUA+N9XFevnJuUnUx9Qc6uO86xpQy0mdAcSUGHlR8/VKilQEYLspoS8RI HLeb55Xmj/MexRPQM2Q3YGCusIjx8QagfJ/UxnC9op42AfX1AyALNkmPcCd8EjNaLNnB JjGA== X-Received: by 10.129.101.134 with SMTP id z128mr5559760ywb.92.1450486057261; Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:47:37 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <56749E6B.1020800@gmail.com> <5674A782.2040008@iinet.net.au> In-Reply-To: <5674A782.2040008@iinet.net.au> From: Ian Bloss Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:47:27 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive noise To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114844ec31df820527359afa X-Archives-Salt: ea002ad2-0a7a-410f-8a18-abf3435287eb X-Archives-Hash: 9dce9fc01aca1cffaf6ff0646557a806 --001a114844ec31df820527359afa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've had more Seagates die over time than any other brand, I would recommend getting your money back asap and finding another brand. I work IT at a school and we no longer purchase seagate drives for their failure rate. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015, 19:41 Bill Kenworthy wrote: > On 19/12/15 08:01, Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I finally got a new 3TB hard drive. I got one on sale for under $100. > > Anyway, I put it in, did the LVM thing and set up my backup script, very > > basic as it is. A little bit ago, I noticed a sound. It's not a click > > or a metallic type sound. It sounds like the heads are doing random > > reads/writes and the heads are moving but doing so noisily. Thing is, > > there is no drive activity according to gkrellm or iotop. All the > > drives should be basically idle. I even went to single user mode to be > > sure nothing in KDE was doing some index thingy or something. Still, > > nothing showed that there should be any drive activity, including the > > hard drive light on the case. > > > > Also, I do not know WHICH drive is making this noise yet. I have four > > in there running and they are physically mounted close together. I'm > > not sure I would know which one it is even if I take the side off the > > case. I just know that it is making this odd noise. Here is some info > > from hdparm: > > > > > > root@fireball / # hdparm -i /dev/sdd > > > > /dev/sdd: > > > > Model=ST3000DM001-1ER166, FwRev=CC25, SerialNo=Z501R198 > > Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% } > > RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 > > BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off > > CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=5860533168 > > IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} > > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 > > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 > > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 > > AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled > > Drive conforms to: Reserved: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7 > > > > * signifies the current active mode > > > > root@fireball / # > > > > > > That's the new drive up above. Old drive that is basically the same > > drive, different batch I would assume, is below. > > > > > > root@fireball / # hdparm -i /dev/sdc > > > > /dev/sdc: > > > > Model=ST3000DM001-1CH166, FwRev=CC29, SerialNo=W1F4C31Q > > Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% } > > RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 > > BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 > > CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=5860533168 > > IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} > > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 > > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 > > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 > > AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled > > Drive conforms to: Reserved: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7 > > > > * signifies the current active mode > > > > root@fireball / # > > > > > > The last SMART test I ran showed no problems but I have a fresh one > > running as I type on all drives. Will update if it shows anything. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > > > > > Mechanics trick - place a largish screwdriver end on each hard drive > case in turn and the handle end to your ear. You can hear difference in > sound quite clearly. > > BillK > > > > --001a114844ec31df820527359afa Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've had more Seagates die over time than any other bran= d, I would recommend getting your money back asap and finding another brand= .

I work IT at a school and we no longer purchase seagate driv= es for their failure rate.


On Fri, Dec 18, 2015, 19:41= =C2=A0Bill Kenworthy <billk@iinet.= net.au> wrote:
On 19/12/15 0= 8:01, Dale wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I finally got a new 3TB hard drive.=C2=A0 I got one on sale for under = $100.
> Anyway, I put it in, did the LVM thing and set up my backup script, ve= ry
> basic as it is.=C2=A0 A little bit ago, I noticed a sound.=C2=A0 It= 9;s not a click
> or a metallic type sound.=C2=A0 It sounds like the heads are doing ran= dom
> reads/writes and the heads are moving but doing so noisily.=C2=A0 Thin= g is,
> there is no drive activity according to gkrellm or iotop.=C2=A0 All th= e
> drives should be basically idle.=C2=A0 I even went to single user mode= to be
> sure nothing in KDE was doing some index thingy or something.=C2=A0 St= ill,
> nothing showed that there should be any drive activity, including the<= br> > hard drive light on the case.
>
> Also, I do not know WHICH drive is making this noise yet.=C2=A0 I have= four
> in there running and they are physically mounted close together.=C2=A0= I'm
> not sure I would know which one it is even if I take the side off the<= br> > case.=C2=A0 I just know that it is making this odd noise.=C2=A0 Here i= s some info
> from hdparm:
>
>
> root@fireball / # hdparm -i /dev/sdd
>
> /dev/sdd:
>
>=C2=A0 Model=3DST3000DM001-1ER166, FwRev=3DCC25, SerialNo=3DZ501R198 >=C2=A0 Config=3D{ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs Rot= SpdTol>.5% }
>=C2=A0 RawCHS=3D16383/16/63, TrkSize=3D0, SectSize=3D0, ECCbytes=3D4 >=C2=A0 BuffType=3Dunknown, BuffSize=3Dunknown, MaxMultSect=3D16, MultSe= ct=3Doff
>=C2=A0 CurCHS=3D16383/16/63, CurSects=3D16514064, LBA=3Dyes, LBAsects= =3D5860533168
>=C2=A0 IORDY=3Don/off, tPIO=3D{min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA=3D{min:120,re= c:120}
>=C2=A0 PIO modes:=C2=A0 pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
>=C2=A0 DMA modes:=C2=A0 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
>=C2=A0 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
>=C2=A0 AdvancedPM=3Dyes: unknown setting WriteCache=3Denabled
>=C2=A0 Drive conforms to: Reserved:=C2=A0 ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7
>
>=C2=A0 * signifies the current active mode
>
> root@fireball / #
>
>
> That's the new drive up above.=C2=A0 Old drive that is basically t= he same
> drive, different batch I would assume, is below.
>
>
> root@fireball / # hdparm -i /dev/sdc
>
> /dev/sdc:
>
>=C2=A0 Model=3DST3000DM001-1CH166, FwRev=3DCC29, SerialNo=3DW1F4C31Q >=C2=A0 Config=3D{ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs Rot= SpdTol>.5% }
>=C2=A0 RawCHS=3D16383/16/63, TrkSize=3D0, SectSize=3D0, ECCbytes=3D4 >=C2=A0 BuffType=3Dunknown, BuffSize=3Dunknown, MaxMultSect=3D16, MultSe= ct=3D16
>=C2=A0 CurCHS=3D16383/16/63, CurSects=3D16514064, LBA=3Dyes, LBAsects= =3D5860533168
>=C2=A0 IORDY=3Don/off, tPIO=3D{min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA=3D{min:120,re= c:120}
>=C2=A0 PIO modes:=C2=A0 pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
>=C2=A0 DMA modes:=C2=A0 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
>=C2=A0 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
>=C2=A0 AdvancedPM=3Dyes: unknown setting WriteCache=3Denabled
>=C2=A0 Drive conforms to: Reserved:=C2=A0 ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7
>
>=C2=A0 * signifies the current active mode
>
> root@fireball / #
>
>
> The last SMART test I ran showed no problems but I have a fresh one > running as I type on all drives.=C2=A0 Will update if it shows anythin= g.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Dale
>
> :-)=C2=A0 :-)
>
>

Mechanics trick - place a largish screwdriver end on each hard drive
case in turn and the handle end to your ear.=C2=A0 You can hear difference = in
sound quite clearly.

BillK



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