SMART data self test is greyed out in Disks?
Why is that? It is ok for the 2nd drive which is external usb ssd.
From How can I check the SMART status of a SSD or HDD on current versions of Ubuntu 14.04 through 18.10?:
SMART option greyed out
This can happen with NVMe SSD's. You need to install NVMe SSD specific SMART tools:
sudo apt install nvme-cli
Then run the program to report health of drive:
$ sudo nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 Smart Log for NVME device:nvme0 namespace-id:ffffffff critical_warning : 0 temperature : 40 C available_spare : 100% available_spare_threshold : 10% percentage_used : 0% data_units_read : 28,167,888 data_units_written : 19,397,424 host_read_commands : 561,183,142 host_write_commands : 171,788,833 controller_busy_time : 1,354 power_cycles : 2,385 power_on_hours : 1,363 unsafe_shutdowns : 133 media_errors : 0 num_err_log_entries : 608 Warning Temperature Time : 0 Critical Composite Temperature Time : 0 Temperature Sensor 1 : 40 C Temperature Sensor 2 : 51 C
The most important data point is:
percentage_used : 0%
When it hits 100% it is time worry about replacing your drive. That said this drive is two years old and still at
0%
Not all USB adapters support SMART. I have 2: one of them supports it, the other one not. Both of them USB3