Seagate ST32000542AS. I did 2 preclears with cc34 firmware
Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 118 099 006
Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 116 099 006
I did one preclear with cc35 firmware.
Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 116 099 006
Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 114 099 006
It seems this raw read error rate keeps going down. Is this a bad sign for the drive? Also there wasnt any reallocated sector or pending. I am wary because of all the bad comments on newegg about failures within a few months.