Based on what I've read in this thread (and these boards), I think theses drives should be ok. Any feedback?
I did run badblocks prior to running preclear 3 cycles (both drives):
========================================================================1.13
== invoked as: ./preclear_disk.sh -M 3 -c 3 /dev/sdd
== Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF604MR20HZ0P
== Disk /dev/sdd has been successfully precleared
== with a starting sector of 64
== Ran 3 cycles
==
== Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes
== Last Cycle's Pre Read Time : 3:24:52 (81 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Zeroing time : 3:06:57 (89 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 8:11:33 (33 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Total Time : 11:19:38
==
== Total Elapsed Time 37:32:40
==
== Disk Start Temperature: 37C
==
== Current Disk Temperature: 38C,
==
============================================================================
** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdd /tmp/smart_finish_sdd
ATTRIBUTE NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS RAW_VALUE
Temperature_Celsius = 157 162 0 ok 38
No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW
0 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 3 of 3.
0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear,
the number of sectors pending re-allocation did not change.
5 sectors had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear.
5 sectors are re-allocated at the end of the preclear,
the number of sectors re-allocated did not change.
============================================================================
========================================================================1.13
== invoked as: ./preclear_disk.sh -M 3 -c 3 /dev/sdk
== Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 STF607MH32SY3K
== Disk /dev/sdk has been successfully precleared
== with a starting sector of 64
== Ran 3 cycles
==
== Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes
== Last Cycle's Pre Read Time : 3:28:25 (79 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Zeroing time : 3:10:20 (87 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 8:15:26 (33 MB/s)
== Last Cycle's Total Time : 11:26:53
==
== Total Elapsed Time 38:07:19
==
== Disk Start Temperature: 34C
==
== Current Disk Temperature: 35C,
==
============================================================================
** Changed attributes in files: /tmp/smart_start_sdk /tmp/smart_finish_sdk
ATTRIBUTE NEW_VAL OLD_VAL FAILURE_THRESHOLD STATUS RAW_VALUE
Temperature_Celsius = 171 176 0 ok 35
No SMART attributes are FAILING_NOW
0 sectors were pending re-allocation before the start of the preclear.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after pre-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 1 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after post-read in cycle 2 of 3.
0 sectors were pending re-allocation after zero of disk in cycle 3 of 3.
0 sectors are pending re-allocation at the end of the preclear,
the number of sectors pending re-allocation did not change.
1 sector had been re-allocated before the start of the preclear.
1 sector is re-allocated at the end of the preclear,
the number of sectors re-allocated did not change.
============================================================================
Thanks,
~Whip