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New HDD or old HDD with SMART reset?

March 6th, 2021, 17:39

Hi all!

Simple question :-) Buy new HDD, but I'm not sure is it quite new or just old one with SMART reset...

Code:
smartctl -a /dev/sda -d sat
smartctl 6.5 (build date Mar 16 2020) [armv5tel-linux-2.6.32.12] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000
Device Model:     Hitachi HUA723030ALA641
Serial Number:    XXXXXXX
LU WWN Device Id: XXXXXXX
Firmware Version: MKAOA840
User Capacity:    3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Form Factor:      3.5 inches
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.6, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 1.5 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Sat Mar  6 22:32:55 2021 CET
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: FAILED!
Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours. SAVE ALL DATA.
See vendor-specific Attribute list for failed Attributes.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x85) Offline data collection activity
                                        was aborted by an interrupting command from host.
                                        Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      (  23) The self-test routine was aborted by
                                        the host.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection:                (28793) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:                    (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                                        Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                                        Suspend Offline collection upon new
                                        command.
                                        Offline surface scan supported.
                                        Self-test supported.
                                        No 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:        (   1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:        ( 480) minutes.
SCT capabilities:              (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
                                        SCT Error Recovery Control 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                                                   FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate                                              0x000b   100   100   016    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  2 Throughput_Performance                                           0x0005   134   134   054    Pre-fail  Offline      -       88
  3 Spin_Up_Time                                                     0x0007   188   188   024    Pre-fail  Always       -       393 (Average 429)
  4 Start_Stop_Count                                                 0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       38
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct                                            0x0033   100   100   005    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate                                                  0x000b   100   100   067    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance                                            0x0005   123   123   020    Pre-fail  Offline      -       31
  9 Power_On_Hours                                                   0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       404
10 Spin_Retry_Count                                                 0x0013   055   055   060    Pre-fail  Always   FAILING_NOW 262149
12 Power_Cycle_Count                                                0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       18
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count                                          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       37
193 Load_Cycle_Count                                                 0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       37
194 Temperature_Celsius                                              0x0002   136   136   000    Old_age   Always       -       44 (Min/Max 25/48)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count                                          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
197 Current_Pending_Sector                                           0x0022   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable                                            0x0008   100   100   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count                                             0x000a   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Aborted by host               70%       400         -
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       397         -
# 3  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       396         -
# 4  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       352         -
# 5  Short captive       Completed without error       00%     55439         -
# 6  Short captive       Completed without error       00%     55438         -

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.


All seems fine, but this part is interesting:
Code:
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Aborted by host               70%       400         -
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       397         -
# 3  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       396         -
# 4  Short offline       Completed without error       00%       352         -
# 5  Short captive       Completed without error       00%     55439         -
# 6  Short captive       Completed without error       00%     55438         -


So, this HDD has 400 or 55439 power-on hours?

Thanks in advance!
Antony

Re: New HDD or old HDD with SMART reset?

September 24th, 2021, 9:25

antony wrote:All seems fine

does it?
antony wrote:SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
10 Spin_Retry_Count                                                 0x0013   055   055   060    Pre-fail  Always   FAILING_NOW 262149


:)

my 2013 HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 :

Code:
SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline       Completed without error       00%      5586         -
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%     41650         -
# 3  Vendor (0xb0)       Completed without error       00%     41252         -
# 4  Vendor (0x71)       Completed without error       00%     41251         -


all "new, old stock" 7K3000/7K4000 have 30-40K hours and a SMART wipe
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