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David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> Bottom line: can I trust this new drive with my backup data, or is this
> new one a lemon too, and I should just dump it and get another one of
> the Western Digitals?
>
> TIA,
>
> DR
Another data point:
Self-tests seem to succeed without error:
[darose at darsys9 ~]$ sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sdc
Password:
smartctl version 5.38 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8
Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining
LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 3
-
# 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 0
-
WTF?!?!?!
DR
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