Re: Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 Error SMART status command failed

Serguei Semikhatov wrote:

>
> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
> Error SMART Status command failed
> Please get assistance from
> http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
> Register values returned from SMART Status command are:
> CMD=0xb0
> FR =0xda
> NS =0xffff
> SC =0xff
> CL =0xff
> CH =0xff
> RETURN =0x0000

This is typically a result of a SATA controller driver unable to return 
ATA output registers.

Smartctl version?
Platform?

(BTW: Please always include the first smartctl output line because it 
reports version and platform)


> SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
> Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours. SAVE ALL DATA.

In this case, the above message from smartctl is bogus.
Should no longer appear with newer smartctl releases.


> No failed Attributes found.
>
> Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
> ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      
> UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
>   1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000b   100   100   016 Pre-fail  
> Always       -       0
> ...
> 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x000a   200   200   000 Old_age   
> Always       -       0
>

Attributes look good.

Thanks,
Christian


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book
"Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their
applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field,
this first edition is now available. Download your free book today!
http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech