Hard drive failing? Reallocated Sector count warning

My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a yellow
highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD Tune. The values
are below:

Should I be concerned?


ID Current Worst ThresholdData
Status

(05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1 Ok

(03) Spin Up Time 180 178 63 16945 Ok
(04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 1206 Ok
(06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok
(07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
(08) Seek Time Performance 246 238 187 63919 Ok
(09) Power On Hours Count 241 241 0 54939 Ok
(0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok
(0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok
(0C) Power Cycle Count 250 250 0 1212 Ok
(C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C2) Temperature 31 253 0 31 Ok
(C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 2254 Ok
(C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 1 1 0 50588 Ok
(C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
(C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 1 Ok
(CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok
(CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D1) Offline Seek Performance 234 234 0 230 Ok
(D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D4) (unknown attribute) 253 249 0 0 Ok

Power On Time : 54939
Health Status : Ok

On 2007-09-18, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a
> yellow highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD
> Tune. The values are below:
>
> Should I be concerned?
>
> ID Current Worst ThresholdData
> Status
>
> (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
> (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0

Looking at just these two, your disk has exactly one bad sector.
No need to worry.

--
André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>
(Counterfeit: awer@dewy.com cugawav@bodyguard.com)
There is always someone somewhere who needs a good laugh.

Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a yellow highlighted
> bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD Tune. The values are below:

> Should I be concerned?

Not if that number doesnt increase.


> ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status
>
> (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
> Ok
>
> (03) Spin Up Time 180 178 63 16945
> Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 1206
> Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0
> Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0
> Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 246 238 187 63919
> Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 241 241 0 54939
> Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0
> Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0
> Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 250 250 0 1212
> Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0
> Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0
> Ok (C2) Temperature 31 253 0 31
> Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 2254
> Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0
> Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0
> Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0
> Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 1 1 0 50588
> Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0
> Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0
> Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 1
> Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0
> Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0
> Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0
> Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0
> Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0
> Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 234 234 0 230
> Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0
> Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0
> Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 249 0 0
> Ok
>
> Power On Time : 54939
> Health Status : Ok

"Andre Majorel" <cheney@halliburton.com> wrote in message
news:slrnff0qmd.4cq.cheney@atc5.vermine.org...
: On 2007-09-18, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
:
: > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a
: > yellow highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD
: > Tune. The values are below:
: >
: > Should I be concerned?
: >
: > ID Current Worst ThresholdData
: > Status
: >
: > (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
: > (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0
:
: Looking at just these two, your disk has exactly one bad sector.
: No need to worry.

Bad sector already? WTF? Is it RMAble. Obviously, reformatting won't
fix it just block the writing at the bad sector?

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5lb98fF6mgoqU1@mid.individual.net...
: Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
:
: > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a yellow
highlighted
: > bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD Tune. The values are
below:
:
: > Should I be concerned?
:
: Not if that number doesnt increase.

So just watch these two values?

(05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
(C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0

Previously Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> "Andre Majorel" <cheney@halliburton.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnff0qmd.4cq.cheney@atc5.vermine.org...
> : On 2007-09-18, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> :
> : > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a
> : > yellow highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD
> : > Tune. The values are below:
> : >
> : > Should I be concerned?
> : >
> : > ID Current Worst ThresholdData
> : > Status
> : >
> : > (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
> : > (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0
> :
> : Looking at just these two, your disk has exactly one bad sector.
> : No need to worry.

> Bad sector already? WTF? Is it RMAble. Obviously, reformatting won't
> fix it just block the writing at the bad sector?

Low numbers of defective sectors are entirely normal on modern
disks (and have been normal since HDs exist...). Today, they get
reallocated by the disk automatically.

As to "WTF": Simple, you do not understand disk technology....

Arno

On 2007-09-19, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> "Andre Majorel" <cheney@halliburton.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnff0qmd.4cq.cheney@atc5.vermine.org...
>: On 2007-09-18, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>:
>: > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a
>: > yellow highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD
>: > Tune. The values are below:
>: >
>: > Should I be concerned?
>: >
>: > ID Current Worst ThresholdData
>: > Status
>: >
>: > (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
>: > (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0
>:
>: Looking at just these two, your disk has exactly one bad sector.
>: No need to worry.
>
> Bad sector already? WTF?

That's normal. I have disks that have been running fine for
years with a dozen bad sectors. When you need to worry is when
the number of bad sectors exceeds that, or grows fast. In my
experience, that's a sign of impending death.

> Is it RMAble.

Probably not.

> Obviously, reformatting won't fix it

Doing a low-level reformatting with the manufacturer's utilities
might. But it's hardly worth the trouble, IMO.

> just block the writing at the bad sector?

No need to. As the word "reallocated" suggests, the disk has
already remapped the sector. Disks have spare sectors set aside
for that purpose.

--
André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>
(Counterfeit: etawaq@lose.com owez@vigilant.com)
There is always someone somewhere who needs a good laugh.

Rod Speed wrote in news:5lb98fF6mgoqU1@mid.individual.net
> Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a yellow
> > highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD Tune. The values
> > are below:
>
> > Should I be concerned?

> Not if that number doesnt increase.

Typical how an increase from 0 to 1 is not a problem but from 1 to 2 is.

> > Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 1 1 0 50588

And apparently no-one that 's bothered one bit by the Ultra DMA CRC Error Count.


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Sam wrote in news:sh2Ii.4566$A55.2757@pd7urf2no
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message news:5lb98fF6mgoqU1@mid.individual.net...
> > Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a yellow
> > > highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD Tune. The values
> > > are below:
> >
> > > Should I be concerned?
> >
> > Not if that number doesnt increase.

> So just watch these two values?
>
> (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
> (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0

No.

Sam wrote in news:sh2Ii.4565$A55.3277@pd7urf2no
> "Andre Majorel"wrote in message news:slrnff0qmd.4cq.cheney@atc5.vermine.org...
> > On 2007-09-18, Sam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My Maxtor 6L250R0, only a couple years old now is showing a
> > > yellow highlighted bar for the Reallocated Sector count in HD
> > > Tune. The values are below:
> > >
> > > Should I be concerned?
> > >
> > > ID Current Worst ThresholdData
> > > Status
> > >
> > > (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 1
> > > (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0
> >
> > Looking at just these two, your disk has exactly one bad sector.
> > No need to worry.

> Bad sector already?

Yes, and?

54939 POH, 1212 PoC.
Like it doesn't get all the chances to run in to one.

> WTF? Is it RMAble.

Nope.

> Obviously, reformatting won't fix it

Since there's nothing to 'fix', *quite* obviously.

> just block the writing at the bad sector?

What bad sector.
What part of "Reallocated" and "Pending" did you not understand.