Thread: Disk utility: A Hard Disk is reporting health problems

here's got smartmontools.

can explain me whats going on here?

smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [i686-linux-3.0.0-16-generic] (local build)
copyright (c) 2002-11 bruce allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

=== start of information section ===
model family: western digital scorpio blue serial ata
device model: wdc wd2500bevs-26vat0
serial number: wd-wxey08c64604
lu wwn device id: 5 0014ee 257a59619
firmware version: 11.01a11
user capacity: 250,059,350,016 bytes [250 gb]
sector size: 512 bytes logical/physical
device is: in smartctl database [for details use: -p show]
ata version is: 8
ata standard is: exact ata specification draft version not indicated
local time is: mon mar 26 20:42:52 2012 pdt
smart support is: available - device has smart capability.
smart support is: enabled

=== start of enable/disable commands section ===
smart enabled.

=== start of read smart data section ===
smart overall-health self-assessment test result: failed!
drive failure expected in less 24 hours. save data.
see vendor-specific attribute list failed attributes.

general smart values:
offline data collection status: (0x00) offline data collection activity
was never started.
auto offline data collection: disabled.
self-test execution status: ( 0) the previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
total time complete offline
data collection: ( 8100) seconds.
offline data collection
capabilities: (0x7b) smart execute offline immediate.
auto offline data collection on/off support.
suspend offline collection upon new
command.
offline surface scan supported.
self-test supported.
conveyance self-test supported.
selective self-test supported.
smart capabilities: (0x0003) saves smart data before entering
power-saving mode.
supports smart auto save timer.
error logging capability: (0x01) error logging supported.
general purpose logging supported.
short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 96) minutes.
conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.
sct capabilities: (0x303f) sct status supported.
sct error recovery control supported.
sct feature control supported.
sct data table supported.

smart attributes data structure revision number: 16
vendor specific smart attributes thresholds:
id# attribute_name flag value worst thresh type updated when_failed raw_value
1 raw_read_error_rate 0x002f 200 200 051 pre-fail - 158
3 spin_up_time 0x0027 185 185 021 pre-fail - 1725
4 start_stop_count 0x0032 096 096 000 old_age - 4400
5 reallocated_sector_ct 0x0033 076 076 140 pre-fail failing_now 990
7 seek_error_rate 0x002e 200 200 000 old_age - 0
9 power_on_hours 0x0032 095 095 000 old_age - 4041
10 spin_retry_count 0x0033 100 100 051 pre-fail - 0
11 calibration_retry_count 0x0032 100 100 000 old_age - 0
12 power_cycle_count 0x0032 099 099 000 old_age - 1973
192 power-off_retract_count 0x0032 200 200 000 old_age - 168
193 load_cycle_count 0x0032 183 183 000 old_age - 53405
194 temperature_celsius 0x0022 099 087 000 old_age - 48
196 reallocated_event_count 0x0032 191 191 000 old_age - 9
197 current_pending_sector 0x0032 200 200 000 old_age - 15
198 offline_uncorrectable 0x0030 100 253 000 old_age offline - 0
199 udma_crc_error_count 0x0032 200 200 000 old_age - 0
200 multi_zone_error_rate 0x0009 100 253 051 pre-fail offline - 0

smart error log version: 1
ata error count: 311 (device log contains recent 5 errors)
cr = command register [hex]
fr = features register [hex]
sc = sector count register [hex]
sn = sector number register [hex]
cl = cylinder low register [hex]
ch = cylinder high register [hex]
dh = device/head register [hex]
dc = device command register [hex]
er = error register [hex]
st = status register [hex]
powered_up_time measured power on, , printed as
ddd+hh:mm:ss.sss dd=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
ss=sec, , sss=millisec. "wraps" after 49.710 days.

error 311 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 38 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:18:03.007 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:18:03.006 read log ext
60 80 30 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:59.924 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:59.924 read log ext
60 80 28 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:56.122 read fpdma queued

error 310 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 30 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:59.924 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:59.924 read log ext
60 80 28 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:56.122 read fpdma queued
ef 03 46 00 00 00 00 00 01:17:55.294 set features [set transfer mode]
c6 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 01:17:55.294 set multiple mode

error 309 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 28 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:56.122 read fpdma queued
ef 03 46 00 00 00 00 00 01:17:55.294 set features [set transfer mode]
c6 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 01:17:55.294 set multiple mode
60 80 20 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:51.897 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:51.897 read log ext

error 308 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 20 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:51.897 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:51.897 read log ext
60 80 18 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:48.815 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:48.814 read log ext
60 80 10 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:45.733 read fpdma queued

error 307 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 18 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:48.815 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:48.814 read log ext
60 80 10 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:45.733 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:45.732 read log ext
60 80 08 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:42.650 read fpdma queued

smart self-test log structure revision number 1
no self-tests have been logged. [to run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]


smart selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
span min_lba max_lba current_test_status
1 0 0 not_testing
2 0 0 not_testing
3 0 0 not_testing
4 0 0 not_testing
5 0 0 not_testing
selective self-test flags (0x0):
after scanning selected spans, not read-scan remainder of disk.
if selective self-test pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

posted xtn5021

here's got smartmontools.

can explain me whats going on here?
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error 307 occurred @ disk power-on lifetime: 4035 hours (168 days + 3 hours)
when command caused error occurred, device active or idle.

after command completion occurred, registers were:
er st sc sn cl ch dh
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 9f 87 ff 40 error: unc @ lba = 0x00ff879f = 16746399

commands leading command caused error were:
cr fr sc sn cl ch dh dc powered_up_time command/feature_name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
60 80 18 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:48.815 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:48.814 read log ext
60 80 10 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:45.733 read fpdma queued
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:17:45.732 read log ext
60 80 08 60 87 ff 1b 00 01:17:42.650 read fpdma queued
........

apart continual errors @ same block on disk?

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