Hello, On Sat, 12 May 2012, Mick wrote: >Is this 193 Load_Cycle_Count an issue only on the green drives?
AFAIK it was a firmware bug on some models. >I have a very old Compaq laptop here that shows: > ># smartctl -A /dev/sda | egrep "Power_On|Load_Cycle" > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 055 055 000 Old_age Always >- 19830 >193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 001 001 000 Old_age Always >- 1739734 Laptop drives are _built_ for unloading frequently to protect the drive from bumps and also to save power. Desktop drives are _not_ built for that. So, don't worry. HTH, -dnh -- Death: I am last minute stuff!
