cache error on seagate HDD

[ali888]

Hi,

I keep on getting "SMART error detected" on my PC once a day. The hard disk I use is Seagate ST1000VX000-1CU162

The full description of the message:
Failed SMART usage attribute: 184 End-to-End_Error

I think this error is to do with cache errors. But how do I clear up the memory cache of the drive?

Apart from this, the PC seems to be running fine. I have backed up all the data just for precaution measure.

Really appreciate any help you can give.

Thank you

[craig6928]

this is a warning from your hard drive its saying HELLLLLLLLLLLO im about to fail back me up quick
or i go click click click click

your drive is indicate imminent drive failure.
might work for a year or could fail anytime soon

yes you could reset the smart with data recovery tools only
software is more likely not open to the public
as there be to much abuse of people resetting faulty hard drives and sell them on for new


if you dont mind the smart error turn it off in your bios settings
but again drive might do weird things

[ali888]

Thanks for your reply.

hmm... interesting that I have only used the HDD for about half a year. Maybe I should contact Seagate to see if they would do something for me.

Thanks a lot

[fzabkar]

I've seen quite a few reports of "End-to-End_Errors" at Seagate's forum, but nobody has ever noticed anything untoward. ISTM that if such an error was detected, then it would have been corrected by retransmitting the affected sector. These errors sometimes go hand in hand with other errors (UDMA CRC Errors, IIRC), but I've also seen them appear immediately after a firmware update. !?

Strangely, it takes only one error before the attribute value falls below its threshold (from 100 to 99), so at face value it sounds serious. Yet SeaTools won't fail the drive, IIRC.

What does SeaTools say? Could we see the other SMART attributes?

[craig6928]

have to say quality control with seagate drives have gone down hill

these days
we had a 2tb fail with in one month with crc errors

[HaQue]

You cant determine the reputation of a company because of one early failure. They all have their moments

[helpless]

Hi,
In search for End-to-end Error (attribute 184) I found this topic and my question is: does this error clearly point to a faulty PCB (excluding faults of desktop or laptop motherboards and cabling)?