Ceco Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) So yesterday I noticed a SMART warning on my second parity drive "Seek Error Rate". Looking at the SMART attributes the value was at 43 and under "FAILED" it said something like "DISK FAILING". I was a bit surprised as that drive is less than a year old but still, i ordered a replacement right away with the intention of returning the drive. This morning though the warning disappeared from the array screen and the SMART status is "Healthy". However the SMART attributes show the Seek Error Rate as Offline. Running a short and extended SMART test on the drive result both in a test that ends in a few seconds only with an "Unknown Failure". SMART reports below. So since I don't quite get everything about how SMART attributes work, I wanted to make sure : that drive is gonna die right ? I should replace it ASAP rather than keep using it ? Thanks ! Edit : Didn't think to mention it but in case it's relevant, the SMART error first appeared during a parity check that completed last night. The check apparently found 4108 errors wich is the first time in 2 years that any errors was found. I assumed that was because I just replaced my flash drive after the first one failed but maybe that is a sign of disk failure as well ? TOSHIBA_HDWG21C_82U0A003FPBG-20240124-1034.txt Edited January 24 by Ceco Additional information Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Seek Error Rate failing seems to be common on those drives, and I would probably ignore that by it self, but since the extended SMART test is failing if may be better to replace it, if you still have the diags form the parity check post them. Quote Link to comment
Ceco Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 11 minutes ago, JorgeB said: if you still have the diags form the parity check post them. Where can i find those ? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Tools - Diagnostics, if you didn't yet reboot since the check. Quote Link to comment
Ceco Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I didn't reboot so the parity info should be there. penguin-02-diagnostics-20240124-1416.zip Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 There aren't any disk related errors, and since a parity check is basically the same as an extended SMART test, the disk should be OK for now, but it's still not great the SMART test failing. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Personally, I would replace. Maybe you could still use the disk outside the array or for some other purpose. Quote Link to comment
Ceco Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Well thanks for the input ! The disk is still under warranty so i'll replace it and try to get a refund/replacement, seems like the safest way to go. Quote Link to comment
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