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    Lenovo Y400 HDD S.M.A.R.T Errors

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MahmoudDewy, Dec 4, 2013.

  1. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Hi there, I bought my laptop last June & it has been performing great ever since but one thing that really worries me are the following raw values of HDD S.M.A.R.T test, as they are increasingly rapidly & after searching relentlessly online I can't reach an answer whether should I worry about the safety of my data or not:

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    The attached S.M.A.R.T report above shows that I have problem in the following sections:

    1- Raw Read Error Rate (Raw value is 20 & it increases with data transfer)
    2- Calibration Retry Count (Raw value is 18 & it increases with data transfer)
    3- Load/Unload Retry Count (Raw value is 18 & it increases with data transfer & along the calibration retry count)
    4- Write Error rate (Raw value is 3269 & it continuously increases)

    That being said most HDD testing software claim that there is nothing wrong with my HDD

    Since this is my first Seagate/Samsung drive I have no idea whether these are normal for these drives or not as I have always used WD & never had problems with such errors & raw values were always 0

    I hope someone has the same machine &/or had the same issue that can step in & tell me if I should change the HDD or keep using it
     
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    Pump ... no one can at least post their S.M.A.R.T report for that same HDD after a couple of months of use ?