On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:02:41 -0700 John Andersen wrote: 8< - - - - - snipped - - - - - >8
Rolling values would explain LOW readings, not necessarily high ones. Also different drive manufacturers use different units and you really have to check the specifics any time you read these. Not all of those numbers are significant as Carlos mentioned up-thread.
I always check power on hours and power up count on new drives since that time Best Buy tried to slip me a referb/return.
Once a drive starts dipping into its reserved space, I move off of it, and if its RMA-able I run a full surface write test before I send it back. If i can't wipe it, and the drive is in-expensive, I will forego the RMA, and offer it a sledge hammer instead.
+ 1 My comments here are germane: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2014-09/msg00018.html regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org