On 23/06/20 19:32, Sid Spry wrote: > The danger of SMART is that rate of false negatives is so high (IME) that > you might erroneously think a drive is not going to fail and putting off a > backup. A good backup policy should mitigate this, but you still might plan > around drive lifetime SMART predicts before realizing they are or can be > bad predictions.
Thing is, SMART is best at predicting PLATTER FAILURE. Expecting it to tell you that other parts of the drive are going to fail is like expecting a car mechanic to inspect your plumbing :-) And it's probably the marketeers closing the stable door after the horse has bolted - platters USED to be the least reliable part of the drive. Now we've got lead-free eco-solder it's the PCB that's most likely to fail ... Cheers, Wol
