[Victoria 4.7] HDD Efficiency

[Pepcio93]

Hello,
I am new to the forum and if I posted in wrong section I would be pleased if anyone able to would transfer the topic to the right one.
I am getting rid (probably) of my old computer and I thought that the HDD installed inside might be good as backup disk while changed into External Disk. I read some topics and did the Victorias Read Test. I was running the test on the current computer with installed Windows 7 (few days ago, not many programs at the moment) on the very same disk I was checking. I will post the results below. Could you please tell me if that disk could be used as external disk drive? I mean with all those warnings (166) how great risk of losing data is?

Starting Victoria 4.47 Freeware (2013-02-20) , 2xCPU, 1496.80 MHz, Windows unknown NT found.
Select SECONDARY port: base=170h, alternative=376h
2:43:25 : Model: ST500LT012-9WS142; Capacity: 976773168 LBAs; SN: W0V30KMQ; FW: 0001SDM1
2:43:50 : Get passport... OK
2:43:50 : Recallibration... OK
2:43:50 : Starting Reading, LBA=0..976773167, sequential access, timeout 10000ms
2:44:27 : Warning! Block start at 7141376 = 297 ms
2:44:28 : Warning! Block start at 7142400 = 265 ms
2:46:54 : Warning! Block start at 34388736 = 218 ms
2:49:42 : Warning! Block start at 65335040 = 234 ms
2:49:43 : Warning! Block start at 65338112 = 202 ms
2:50:57 : Warning! Block start at 73727744 = 297 ms
2:50:59 : Warning! Block start at 74008832 = 202 ms
2:52:50 : Warning! Block start at 94488320 = 218 ms
2:52:50 : Warning! Block start at 94490112 = 281 ms
2:53:01 : Warning! Block start at 96168960 = 312 ms
2:53:12 : Warning! Block start at 97806592 = 250 ms
2:53:24 : Warning! Block start at 99109632 = 734 ms
2:53:24 : Warning! Block start at 99124992 = 266 ms
2:53:35 : Warning! Block start at 100950784 = 219 ms
2:53:36 : Warning! Block start at 100954368 = 265 ms
2:53:46 : Warning! Block start at 102713600 = 265 ms
2:54:02 : Warning! Block start at 104823040 = 218 ms
2:54:03 : Warning! Block start at 104823296 = 296 ms
2:54:03 : Warning! Block start at 104825856 = 281 ms
2:54:14 : Warning! Block start at 106194944 = 421 ms
2:54:15 : Warning! Block start at 106198272 = 265 ms
2:54:31 : Warning! Block start at 108830208 = 218 ms
2:54:32 : Warning! Block start at 108832512 = 281 ms
2:58:45 : Warning! Block start at 156407296 = 203 ms
3:00:18 : Warning! Block start at 169423104 = 405 ms
3:00:50 : Warning! Block start at 172153344 = 234 ms
3:01:23 : Warning! Block start at 177175808 = 234 ms
3:01:44 : Warning! Block start at 180022528 = 218 ms
3:02:06 : Warning! Block start at 182453248 = 219 ms
3:02:28 : Warning! Block start at 183991296 = 312 ms
3:03:58 : Warning! Block start at 198894848 = 203 ms
3:04:45 : Warning! Block start at 206857472 = 280 ms
3:05:20 : Warning! Block start at 212764160 = 234 ms
3:05:31 : Warning! Block start at 214429952 = 296 ms
3:05:42 : Warning! Block start at 215911168 = 359 ms
3:05:54 : Warning! Block start at 217396480 = 249 ms
3:06:10 : Warning! Block start at 219686912 = 280 ms
3:10:32 : Warning! Block start at 267439360 = 249 ms
3:11:43 : Warning! Block start at 279836928 = 296 ms
3:11:44 : Warning! Block start at 279898880 = 218 ms
3:11:45 : Warning! Block start at 279900160 = 234 ms
3:11:50 : Warning! Block start at 280524288 = 203 ms
3:11:54 : Warning! Block start at 281020928 = 359 ms
3:11:54 : Warning! Block start at 281022208 = 203 ms
3:12:00 : Warning! Block start at 281677824 = 312 ms
3:12:27 : Warning! Block start at 286035200 = 453 ms
3:13:27 : Warning! Block start at 295809792 = 234 ms
3:13:27 : Warning! Block start at 295811328 = 203 ms
3:15:00 : Warning! Block start at 311203328 = 234 ms
3:15:12 : Warning! Block start at 312699136 = 515 ms
3:15:23 : Warning! Block start at 314313728 = 562 ms
3:15:28 : Warning! Block start at 315119872 = 218 ms
3:15:45 : Warning! Block start at 317836544 = 328 ms
3:16:12 : Warning! Block start at 321566976 = 312 ms
3:17:17 : Warning! Block start at 332368896 = 266 ms
3:17:21 : Warning! Block start at 332943360 = 265 ms
3:17:47 : Warning! Block start at 337376256 = 218 ms
3:17:52 : Warning! Block start at 338038272 = 234 ms
3:18:03 : Warning! Block start at 339641600 = 312 ms
3:19:23 : Warning! Block start at 352812032 = 218 ms
3:19:29 : Warning! Block start at 353609472 = 265 ms
3:19:50 : Warning! Block start at 356946176 = 219 ms
3:19:56 : Warning! Block start at 357746944 = 203 ms
3:20:14 : Warning! Block start at 360869120 = 343 ms
3:20:25 : Warning! Block start at 362498560 = 390 ms
3:20:38 : Warning! Block start at 364292608 = 468 ms
3:21:04 : Warning! Block start at 368473344 = 561 ms
3:21:15 : Warning! Block start at 370065152 = 202 ms
3:23:57 : Warning! Block start at 396364032 = 328 ms
3:24:08 : Warning! Block start at 397920000 = 375 ms
3:24:19 : Warning! Block start at 399449088 = 250 ms
3:24:25 : Warning! Block start at 400211456 = 280 ms
3:24:30 : Warning! Block start at 400999168 = 203 ms
3:26:37 : Warning! Block start at 421727232 = 546 ms
3:26:37 : Warning! Block start at 421727488 = 203 ms
3:26:49 : Warning! Block start at 423325696 = 608 ms
3:26:59 : Warning! Block start at 424937216 = 327 ms
3:27:11 : Warning! Block start at 426479360 = 452 ms
3:27:26 : Warning! Block start at 428811008 = 390 ms
3:27:37 : Warning! Block start at 430355456 = 358 ms
3:27:48 : Warning! Block start at 432004352 = 421 ms
3:27:48 : Warning! Block start at 432006656 = 219 ms
3:27:59 : Warning! Block start at 433588736 = 327 ms
3:28:13 : Warning! Block start at 435678720 = 546 ms
3:28:39 : Warning! Block start at 439674880 = 234 ms
3:28:40 : Warning! Block start at 439676416 = 202 ms
3:28:51 : Warning! Block start at 441086464 = 249 ms
3:28:51 : Warning! Block start at 441087744 = 202 ms
3:29:01 : Warning! Block start at 442641408 = 327 ms
3:29:46 : Warning! Block start at 449527296 = 297 ms
3:29:49 : Warning! Block start at 449837568 = 281 ms
3:35:08 : Warning! Block start at 501801216 = 265 ms
3:35:09 : Warning! Block start at 501802496 = 312 ms
3:35:19 : Warning! Block start at 502003456 = 281 ms
3:35:20 : Warning! Block start at 502004480 = 249 ms
3:35:25 : Warning! Block start at 502296576 = 250 ms
3:35:31 : Warning! Block start at 502895872 = 343 ms
3:35:52 : Warning! Block start at 505438208 = 452 ms
3:36:04 : Warning! Block start at 506910976 = 468 ms
3:36:04 : Warning! Block start at 506911232 = 250 ms
3:36:15 : Warning! Block start at 508376320 = 359 ms
3:36:26 : Warning! Block start at 509646080 = 312 ms
3:36:37 : Warning! Block start at 510603008 = 250 ms
3:36:48 : Warning! Block start at 512143360 = 546 ms
3:36:59 : Warning! Block start at 513588480 = 453 ms
3:37:10 : Warning! Block start at 514834176 = 280 ms
3:37:29 : Warning! Block start at 517493760 = 328 ms
3:37:30 : Warning! Block start at 517494272 = 250 ms
3:37:30 : Warning! Block start at 517495296 = 219 ms
3:37:41 : Warning! Block start at 518776576 = 234 ms
3:38:21 : Warning! Block start at 524453376 = 405 ms
3:38:32 : Warning! Block start at 525990144 = 203 ms
3:42:08 : Warning! Block start at 559161088 = 234 ms
3:42:30 : Warning! Block start at 562202112 = 280 ms
3:43:28 : Warning! Block start at 570524928 = 359 ms
3:43:39 : Warning! Block start at 571986176 = 218 ms
3:43:40 : Warning! Block start at 571987712 = 203 ms
3:44:01 : Warning! Block start at 574867968 = 359 ms
3:44:01 : Warning! Block start at 574870016 = 203 ms
3:44:12 : Warning! Block start at 576317184 = 422 ms
3:44:13 : Warning! Block start at 576322816 = 218 ms
3:44:24 : Warning! Block start at 577709568 = 546 ms
3:44:24 : Warning! Block start at 577709824 = 250 ms
3:44:24 : Warning! Block start at 577712128 = 203 ms
3:44:35 : Warning! Block start at 579198976 = 671 ms
3:44:36 : Warning! Block start at 579201024 = 265 ms
3:44:47 : Warning! Block start at 579971328 = 468 ms
3:44:47 : Warning! Block start at 579973632 = 219 ms
3:44:58 : Warning! Block start at 581299968 = 203 ms
3:44:58 : Warning! Block start at 581301504 = 266 ms
3:45:09 : Warning! Block start at 582751488 = 265 ms
3:45:10 : Warning! Block start at 582752000 = 327 ms
3:45:10 : Warning! Block start at 582753792 = 265 ms
3:45:21 : Warning! Block start at 584016896 = 359 ms
3:45:23 : Warning! Block start at 584017152 = 1607 ms
3:45:23 : Warning! Block start at 584018688 = 733 ms
3:45:24 : Warning! Block start at 584018944 = 265 ms
3:45:24 : Warning! Block start at 584029696 = 218 ms
3:45:25 : Warning! Block start at 584029952 = 250 ms
3:45:25 : Warning! Block start at 584030208 = 219 ms
3:45:36 : Warning! Block start at 585240320 = 358 ms
3:45:37 : Warning! Block start at 585240576 = 1108 ms
3:45:37 : Warning! Block start at 585240832 = 639 ms
3:45:38 : Warning! Block start at 585268992 = 265 ms
3:45:39 : Warning! Block start at 585269248 = 281 ms
3:45:39 : Warning! Block start at 585271552 = 234 ms
3:45:39 : Warning! Block start at 585271808 = 203 ms
3:45:50 : Warning! Block start at 586763776 = 234 ms
3:46:25 : Warning! Block start at 592003840 = 468 ms
3:46:26 : Warning! Block start at 592005632 = 203 ms
3:46:39 : Warning! Block start at 592887552 = 640 ms
3:46:39 : Warning! Block start at 592889344 = 234 ms
3:47:02 : Warning! Block start at 595478016 = 390 ms
3:47:03 : Warning! Block start at 595479552 = 203 ms
3:47:18 : Warning! Block start at 597864960 = 219 ms
3:47:30 : Warning! Block start at 599335424 = 920 ms
3:47:30 : Warning! Block start at 599337728 = 218 ms
3:47:42 : Warning! Block start at 600367872 = 609 ms
3:47:42 : Warning! Block start at 600368128 = 219 ms
3:47:43 : Warning! Block start at 600369408 = 297 ms
3:47:44 : Warning! Block start at 600379648 = 344 ms
3:47:56 : Warning! Block start at 601909760 = 1404 ms
3:47:56 : Warning! Block start at 601910272 = 327 ms
3:47:57 : Warning! Block start at 601911808 = 312 ms
4:17:14 : Warning! Block start at 851317248 = 265 ms
4:22:48 : Warning! Block start at 890546432 = 203 ms
4:37:01 : ***** Scan results: Warnings - 166, errors - 0 *****

[dick]

I don't think it is a good idea to store any critical important data on that drive.
Use Victoria to check the smart then post the results.

[Pepcio93]

I checked SMART and it showed "Good".

ST500LT012-9WS142 W0V30KMQ
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ID Name Value Worst Tresh Raw Health
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1 Raw read error rate 119 97 6 224588672 •••••
3 Spin-up time 99 99 0 0 ••••
4 Number of spin-up times 96 96 20 4611 ••••
5 Reallocated sector count 100 100 36 0 •••••
7 Seek error rate 74 60 30 21616688796 •••
9 Power-on time 93 93 0 23733989284038 ••••
10 Spin-up retries 100 100 97 0 •••••
12 Start/stop count 96 96 20 4583 ••••
184 End-to-End error 100 100 99 0 •••••
187 Reported UNC error 1 1 0 464 •
188 Command timeout 100 100 0 0 •••••
189 High Fly writes 100 100 0 0 •••••
190 Airflow temperature 65 52 45 35°C/95°F ••••
191 G-SENSOR shock counter 100 100 0 1152 •••••
192 Power-off retract count 100 100 0 36 •••••
193 Load/unload cycle count 59 59 0 82469 ••
194 HDA Temperature 35 48 0 35°C/95°F ••••
194 Minimum temperature 90 48 0 10°C/50°F -
196 Reallocated event count 94 94 30 5898 ••••
197 Current pending sectors 100 100 0 0 •••••
198 Offline scan UNC sectors 100 100 0 0 •••••
199 Ultra DMA CRC errors 200 200 0 0 •••••
240 Head flying hours 94 94 0 137567802496778 ••••
241 unknown attribut 100 253 0 1843244500 •••••
242 unknown attribut 100 253 0 3569489355 •••••
254 G-SENSOR shock counter 100 100 0 0 •••••