>> I'm trying to figure out how far gone an old Maxtor HD of mine is. It >> does have S.M.A.R.T. support. Is there a favorite smartctl command >> for making this determination? 'smartctl -a /dev/sda' says: >> >> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED >> >> and: >> >> ATA Error Count: 116 >> >> Is a self-test in order? >> >> - Grant > > Run smartctl --capabilities /dev/hda to find out what tests the drive can do.
I ran 'smartctl -t long /dev/sda' and I get: SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 16787 - So I guess it could be worse. The system isn't crucial and it looks like running it for a while longer is worth a try. > If goes without saying that if you suspect the drive use ddrescue to make a > back up before you start running any tests, just in case there is a problem > that a new cable/ribbon won't fix. Any way to narrow down the problem to a bad ribbon or it's best to just replace it and see? ATA Error Count: 116 - Grant
