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SMART error on HDD

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/smart-error-on-hdd.184479/

$hadow
$hadow Original post #1
Jun 8, 2014 at 5:14 PM
SMART ATTRIBUTES:
ID Description Status Value Worst Threshold Raw Value TEC
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1 Raw Read Error Rate OK 185 184 51 269489 N.A.
3 Spin Up Time OK 158 152 21 3083 N.A.
4 Start/Stop Count OK 95 95 0 5963 N.A.
5 Reallocated Sector Count FAIL 136 136 140 511 N.A.
7 Seek Error Rate OK 198 198 51 45 N.A.
9 Power On Time OK 93 93 0 5369 N.A.
10 Spin Retry Count OK 100 100 51 0 N.A.
11 Calibration Retry Count OK 100 100 51 0 N.A.
12 Power Cycle Count OK 95 95 0 5908 N.A.
192 Power off Retract Count OK 199 199 0 954 N.A.
193 Load Cycle Count OK 198 198 0 6562 N.A.
194 Temperature OK 95 92 0 48 C N.A.
196 Reallocation Event Count OK 141 141 0 59 N.A.
197 Current Pending Sector Count OK 197 197 0 98 N.A.
198 Uncorrectable Sector Count OK 200 200 0 0 N.A.
199 UltraDMA CRC Error Count OK 200 200 0 0 N.A.
200 Write Error Count OK 200 200 51 0 N.A.

My PC has stated giving this SMART error every time at the boot since the past 3 times and now I need suggestion on what to do no to get rid of this error.
W
Jun 8, 2014 at 5:36 PM
your hdd is dead(qualitatively speaking) assuming these values are from crystaldisk info.S.M.A.R.T. values are there to predict failure which means it is time to change hdd as current & worst value start reaching near threshold value.in your case current & worst value of 136 already crossed the threshold value of 140.you should have replaced this hdd while values are 150-160(above threshold value of 140).take backup of important data immediately & hope that none of it is corrupted now that value has fallen below threshold value.
$hadow
$hadow #3
Jun 8, 2014 at 8:57 PM
your hdd is dead(qualitatively speaking) assuming these values are from crystaldisk info.S.M.A.R.T. values are there to predict failure which means it is time to change hdd as current & worst value start reaching near threshold value.in your case current & worst value of 136 already crossed the threshold value of 140.you should have replaced this hdd while values are 150-160(above threshold value of 140).take backup of important data immediately & hope that none of it is corrupted now that value has fallen below threshold value.

For the temporary time being how long can I expect this to run off well?
W
Jun 8, 2014 at 9:14 PM
depends on at which rate reallocated sector count value is decreasing(currently at 136) not to mention any data currently on hdd(or in future) will get increasingly corrupted as this value decreases.
$hadow
$hadow #5
Jun 8, 2014 at 9:51 PM
depends on at which rate reallocated sector count value is decreasing(currently at 136) not to mention any data currently on hdd(or in future) will get increasingly corrupted as this value decreases.

So what should I do now?
Since I guess correcting this is not an option.