It's just J. Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) When I switched to unraid I bought a couple WD SATA SSDs to use as cache. I actually received two different models, but put them in anyways because 1) I am impatient and b) I figured it should still work fine. So nice that big-box and online retailers assume nobody knows or cares that there are product differences. All they see is a blue box, but I digress... So, it hasn't been perfect, but it also hasn't blown up yet... The problem I'm running into with the SA510 is that it always shows that there is no self test history, even though I can click to start a short or extended SMART test, and sit there watching it show the test's progress. What I discovered yesterday is that I can make it show SMART test history just by starting either test, wait a few minutes, and then click to see smart test history. It'll show up, and all of them have passed. Some time after the currently-running SMART test is done, it will go back to pretending there's no self test history. Also, if I click on SMART Error Log, rather than show that there is no error history, it doesn't show anything at all for the SA510. Again, if I start a short or extended self test, wait a minute, and then click to see smart log, it actually displays "SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged". This is actually not the same thing the WDBNCE drive shows (it only says No Errors Logged). Also, on Identity tab, "SMART overall-health" is displayed only after prodding the SA510 by starting a self test or moving back and forth to same tab on other disks. Consistently inconsistent... The 'bnce' I have used several of in laptop and desktop refreshes over the last several years, and they've all run fine. This is the first of the SA510 I have used, and not thrilled that it must be "tricked" into showing SMART info. So, is this typical for the SA510; are others seeing the same behavior? Is this something that I should be concerned about? WDC_WDBNCE0010PNC_22077A800253-20240625-1302.txt WD_Blue_SA510_2.5_1TB_231909803034-20240625-1302.txt Edited June 25 by It's just J. Quote Link to comment
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