James.... I agree with your assessment. But its also a good opportunity to learn
a little something new :)
Martin... Thanks again for yuour help. The output follows:
smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-3.3.2-6.fc16.x86_64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ==Model Family: Western Digital Caviar
Green
Device Model: WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0
Serial Number: WD-WCAV54491480
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 258ffb6bd
Firmware Version: 01.00A01
User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 8
ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is: Wed Apr 25 07:22:47 2012 IDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ==SMART overall-health self-assessment test
result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x84) Offline data collection activity
was suspended by an interrupting command
from host.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: (20760) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off
support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 239) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x3037) SCT Status supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate POSR-K 199 156 051 - 68440
3 Spin_Up_Time POS--K 122 112 021 - 6891
4 Start_Stop_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 118
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO--CK 200 200 140 - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate -OSR-K 200 200 000 - 0
9 Power_On_Hours -O--CK 089 089 000 - 8509
10 Spin_Retry_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 118
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O--CK 200 200 000 - 111
193 Load_Cycle_Count -O--CK 001 001 000 - 932987
194 Temperature_Celsius -O---K 111 101 000 - 36
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O--CK 200 200 000 - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O--CK 200 200 000 - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ----CK 200 200 000 - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O--CK 200 200 000 - 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate ---R-- 200 200 000 - 0
||||||_ K auto-keep
|||||__ C event count
||||___ R error rate
|||____ S speed/performance
||_____ O updated online
|______ P prefailure warning
General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
GP/S Log at address 0x00 has 1 sectors [Log Directory]
SMART Log at address 0x01 has 1 sectors [Summary SMART error log]
SMART Log at address 0x02 has 5 sectors [Comprehensive SMART error log]
GP Log at address 0x03 has 6 sectors [Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log]
SMART Log at address 0x06 has 1 sectors [SMART self-test log]
GP Log at address 0x07 has 1 sectors [Extended self-test log]
SMART Log at address 0x09 has 1 sectors [Selective self-test log]
GP Log at address 0x10 has 1 sectors [NCQ Command Error log]
GP Log at address 0x11 has 1 sectors [SATA Phy Event Counters]
GP/S Log at address 0x80 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x81 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x82 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x83 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x84 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x85 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x86 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x87 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x88 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x89 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8a has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8b has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8c has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8d has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8e has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x8f has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x90 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x91 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x92 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x93 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x94 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x95 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x96 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x97 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x98 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x99 has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9a has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9b has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9c has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9d has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9e has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0x9f has 16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa0 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa1 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa2 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa3 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa4 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa5 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa6 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa7 has 16 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa8 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xa9 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xaa has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xab has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xac has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xad has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xae has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xaf has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb0 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb1 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb2 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb3 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb4 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb5 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb6 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xb7 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xc0 has 1 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP Log at address 0xc1 has 24 sectors [Device vendor specific log]
GP/S Log at address 0xe0 has 1 sectors [SCT Command/Status]
GP/S Log at address 0xe1 has 1 sectors [SCT Data Transfer]
SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (6 sectors)
Device Error Count: 3011 (device log contains only the most recent 24 errors)
CR = Command Register
FEATR = Features Register
COUNT = Count (was: Sector Count) Register
LBA_48 = Upper bytes of LBA High/Mid/Low Registers ] ATA-8
LH = LBA High (was: Cylinder High) Register ] LBA
LM = LBA Mid (was: Cylinder Low) Register ] Register
LL = LBA Low (was: Sector Number) Register ]
DV = Device (was: Device/Head) Register
DC = Device Control Register
ER = Error register
ST = Status register
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.
Error 3011 [2] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:48.924 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:48.923 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 09:49:48.923 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:48.922 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 00 03 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:48.922 SET FEATURES [Set
transfer mode]
Error 3010 [1] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:46.304 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:46.304 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 09:49:46.304 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:46.302 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 00 03 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:46.302 SET FEATURES [Set
transfer mode]
Error 3009 [0] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:43.685 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:43.685 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 09:49:43.685 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:43.683 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 00 03 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:43.683 SET FEATURES [Set
transfer mode]
Error 3008 [23] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:41.066 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:41.066 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 09:49:41.066 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:41.063 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 00 03 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:41.063 SET FEATURES [Set
transfer mode]
Error 3007 [22] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:38.446 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:38.446 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 09:49:38.446 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:38.444 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 00 03 00 46 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 09:49:38.444 SET FEATURES [Set
transfer mode]
Error 3006 [21] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8364 hours (348 days + 12
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 09:49:35.839 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 15 00 b3 7f 40 08 09:49:35.822 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 08 00 09 08 00 41 a7 40 08 09:49:35.821 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 00 00 09 07 00 41 a7 40 08 09:49:35.819 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 08 00 09 06 00 41 a7 40 08 09:49:35.818 READ FPDMA QUEUED
Error 3005 [20] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8359 hours (348 days + 7
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 01 00 00 08 00 3d 17 00 b3 8f 40 08 04:31:12.286 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 04:31:12.286 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:31:12.286 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 04:31:12.286 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:31:12.283 IDENTIFY DEVICE
Error 3004 [19] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 8359 hours (348 days + 7
hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or
idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
-- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- --
40 -- 51 00 08 00 00 3d b3 17 1a 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x3db3171a =
1035147034
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- --------------------
60 00 08 00 08 00 3d 17 00 b3 17 40 08 04:31:09.666 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 00 00 3d 17 00 b3 8f 40 08 04:31:09.666 READ FPDMA QUEUED
ef 00 10 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:31:09.666 SET FEATURES
[Reserved for Serial ATA]
27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 08 04:31:09.666 READ NATIVE MAX
ADDRESS EXT
ec 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0 08 04:31:09.664 IDENTIFY DEVICE
SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
SCT Status Version: 2
SCT Version (vendor specific): 258 (0x0102)
SCT Support Level: 1
Device State: SMART Off-line Data Collection executing in
background (4)
Current Temperature: 36 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 35/38 Celsius
Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 35/46 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0
SCT Temperature History Version: 2
Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature: 0/60 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit: -41/85 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index): 478 (6)
Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius
7 2012-04-24 23:25 36 *****************
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118 2012-04-25 01:16 36 *****************
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128 2012-04-25 01:26 37 ******************
129 2012-04-25 01:27 36 *****************
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199 2012-04-25 02:37 36 *****************
200 2012-04-25 02:38 35 ****************
201 2012-04-25 02:39 36 *****************
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216 2012-04-25 02:54 36 *****************
217 2012-04-25 02:55 35 ****************
218 2012-04-25 02:56 36 *****************
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237 2012-04-25 03:15 36 *****************
238 2012-04-25 03:16 35 ****************
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284 2012-04-25 04:02 36 *****************
285 2012-04-25 04:03 35 ****************
286 2012-04-25 04:04 36 *****************
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312 2012-04-25 04:30 36 *****************
313 2012-04-25 04:31 35 ****************
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456 2012-04-25 06:54 36 *****************
457 2012-04-25 06:55 35 ****************
458 2012-04-25 06:56 36 *****************
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476 2012-04-25 07:14 36 *****************
477 2012-04-25 07:15 35 ****************
0 2012-04-25 07:16 36 *****************
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6 2012-04-25 07:22 36 *****************
Warning: device does not support SCT Error Recovery Control command
SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID Size Value Description
0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x000a 2 10 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x8000 4 519997 Vendor specific