• Sydnxt@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Generally I go by this rule

    If it says it’s fine, be careful, as SMART can miss things

    If it says something is wrong, act immediately.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve noticed all my seagate drives have millions or errors, even the new ones, almost immediately after buying them. Western Digitals had zero for that same SMART category. I thought it was the fact that they tried to shingle the magnetic particles or something, leading to a lot of recoverable errors by design. Should I be sending all my seagate drives back for warranty?

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        1 year ago

        Well if it says something is wrong I believe it, if it thinks everything is fine I don’t always believe it