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WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 1st, 2012, 14:45

Here is a question about strange situation:

Why in some WD hdds the number of reallocated sectors in SMART and in modules are not same? For example: SMART shows 661 reallocated sectors while modules 32 and 34 have 761 reallocated sectors !!!

Re: WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 1st, 2012, 14:53

probably includes all the pendings

Re: WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 1st, 2012, 15:33

No pending sectors. All 761 in modules 32 and 34 are reallocated but SMART shows 661 bad sectors (ID 05) and 0 pending sectors (ID C5)

Re: WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 2nd, 2012, 4:16

G-list and relo-list are different. Recalculate translator and they will be equal.

Re: WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 2nd, 2012, 18:04

BGman wrote:G-list and relo-list are different. Recalculate translator and they will be equal.


Actually, they are equal. Both of them are full and have 761 (max) sectors but only SMART shows 661 reallocated sectors despite there are 761.

Is it possible it's a bug in firmware?

Re: WD disagreement in reallocated sectors number

August 17th, 2012, 11:51

Well, there are other WD drives with more than 100 sectors difference between SMART attribute and real reallocated sectors number. And I think I know the aim of that disagreement :wink:
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