On 01/28/2015 04:06 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I get:
> Device: /dev/sdc [SAT], 1 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
> 
> How can I manage this issue?

Buy a new disk drive?  Seriously, pending sectors are disk write errors
and the disk has run out of "extra" blocks to write/re-map them to.  The
error occurs later when you later attempt to read from them.  It is a
sign that the disk is is on its way out.

> Description
> 
> Current Pending Sector Count S.M.A.R.T. parameter is a critical parameter and 
> indicates the current count of unstable sectors (waiting for remapping). The 
> raw value of this attribute indicates the total number of sectors waiting for 
> remapping. Later, when some of these sectors are read successfully, the value 
> is decreased. If errors still occur when reading some sector, the hard drive 
> will try to restore the data, transfer it to the reserved disk area (spare 
> area) and mark this sector as remapped.
> 
> Please also consult your machines's or hard disks documentation.
> Recommendations
> 
> This is a critical parameter. Degradation of this parameter may indicate 
> imminent drive failure. Urgent data backup and hardware replacement is 
> recommended.

Good Luck!

> Thank.
> 
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>  Patrick DUPRÉ                                 | | email: pdu...@gmx.com
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>  Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale           | |
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