1.0TB DISK IS LIKELY TO FAIL SOON, Total Powered On Time 1 Month? [closed]
I bought this PC about 2-3 months ago. I dual booted Ubuntu and Windows but then decided to delete windows entirely and use it as a storage partition. I was going to delete everything and switch to a debian based OS, but it had showed me in the disks utility that the "DISK IS LIKELY TO FAIL SOON" I don't understand how this is possible with a total Powered On time of 1 month. Smart Scan
more info:
HDD: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 (AX1R4C)
Is there a possibility this can be reading something wrong, or is there anyway to fix this? (im guessing not from the other posts i saw.)
I recommend testing it with smartctl to be sure.
- Open a terminal window
-
Run:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install smartmontools -
Then you'll want to run:
sudo smartctl -x /dev/sdY #Replace "Y" appropriately for your system
If smartctl also indicates a failure, then I would immediately backup any data on the disk and contact HP for a warranty HDD replacement.
It is possible for new(er) drives to fail prematurely. I have had brand new drives fail within 3 months. You could
fsck -r
To check and attempt a repair on the disk. However I would not recommend relying on a drive that has been tagged for failure. Backup any data that is on the drive and get a replacement. Better safe than sorry. You don't want to load it with data and then have it actually fail.
Thank you all for the help, but the thing ended up failing anyway. I just bought another one on Amazon. I can say this is unsolved and maybe its nothing to do with Ubuntu, just a faulty/cheap hdd. Thanks again!