Mike wrote:
I found the smartctl command. I have a 'long' test running in the background.
I checked this drive and the other drives. This drive has been used the least
(confirms it is a spare?) and is the only one with 'Total uncorrected errors' >
0.
How to determine the error, correct the error, or clear the error?
Mike
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SMART Self-test log
Num Test Status segment LifeTime LBA_first_err
[SK ASC ASQ]
Description number (hours)
# 1 Background long Completed, segment failed - 3943 -
[- - -]
Long (extended) Self Test duration: 2726 seconds [45.4 minutes]
Am I mistaken, or does the above information not say that the long
self-test actually failed? If a SMART test fails, that should be
sufficient cause to RMA the drive if it's still under warranty.
It might not actually be that surprising to have a largely unused drive
fail. I've had a couple drives fail due to what I presume is bearing
wear: the drive gradually gets noisy (over many months) and eventually
starts having intermittent errors that get more and more frequent. If
your drive was spinning while it was a spare, then it would be just as
likely to wear out a bad bearing as any of your other drives. Of course,
it could be some other problem; that's just an example.
-Corey
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