[gentoo-user] favorite smartctl test?

[gentoo-user] favorite smartctl test?

[Grant]

I'm trying to figure out how far gone an old Maxtor HD of mine is.  It
does have S.M.A.R.T. support.  Is there a favorite smartctl command
for making this determination?  'smartctl -a /dev/sda' says:

SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

and:

ATA Error Count: 116

Is a self-test in order?

- Grant

Re: [gentoo-user] favorite smartctl test?

[Mick]

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On Friday 24 Feb 2012 02:44:00 Grant wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out how far gone an old Maxtor HD of mine is.  It
> does have S.M.A.R.T. support.  Is there a favorite smartctl command
> for making this determination?  'smartctl -a /dev/sda' says:
> 
> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
> 
> and:
> 
> ATA Error Count: 116
> 
> Is a self-test in order?
> 
> - Grant

Run smartctl --capabilities /dev/hda to find out what tests the drive can do.

If goes without saying that if you suspect the drive use ddrescue to make a 
back up before you start running any tests, just in case there is a problem 
that a new cable/ribbon won't fix.

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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] favorite smartctl test?

[Grant]

>> I'm trying to figure out how far gone an old Maxtor HD of mine is.  It
>> does have S.M.A.R.T. support.  Is there a favorite smartctl command
>> for making this determination?  'smartctl -a /dev/sda' says:
>>
>> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
>>
>> and:
>>
>> ATA Error Count: 116
>>
>> Is a self-test in order?
>>
>> - Grant
>
> Run smartctl --capabilities /dev/hda to find out what tests the drive can do.

I ran 'smartctl -t long /dev/sda' and I get:

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining
LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed without error       00%     16787         -

So I guess it could be worse.  The system isn't crucial and it looks
like running it for a while longer is worth a try.

> If goes without saying that if you suspect the drive use ddrescue to make a
> back up before you start running any tests, just in case there is a problem
> that a new cable/ribbon won't fix.

Any way to narrow down the problem to a bad ribbon or it's best to
just replace it and see?

ATA Error Count: 116

- Grant