Odd output from MacBook Air SSD

Matthew Butch <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.utilities.smartmontools
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Here is an odd one. Check out the attached output from smartctl. The Air is reporting a hose of FAILING_NOW errors, but the drive is brand new. Looks like its because the VALUE is less than the THRESH. Not sure if this is a parsing bug or what.

smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-apple-darwin12.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org


REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE
 Input:   FR=...., SC=0x01, LL=...., LM=...., LH=...., DEV=...., CMD=0xec IN
 [Duration: 0.007s]
REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=IDENTIFY DEVICE returned 0

===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA START (BASE-16) =====
000-015: 00 00 ff 3f 37 c8 10 00 00 00 00 00 3f 00 08 00 |...?7.......?...|
016-031: 00 00 00 00 33 38 53 4e 31 31 50 33 47 54 59 4a |....38SN11P3GTYJ|
032-047: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 31 |        ......01|
048-063: 4c 39 37 30 34 30 50 41 4c 50 20 45 53 53 20 44 |L97040PALP ESS D|
064-079: 53 54 32 30 36 35 20 46 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ST2065 F        |
080-095: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 80 |              ..|
096-111: 00 00 00 2f 00 40 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 |.../.@..........|
112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 00 07 00 |................|
128-143: 03 00 78 00 78 00 78 00 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |..x.x.x.x.......|
144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 1f 00 0e 63 08 00 08 00 88 00 |.........c......|
160-175: e0 01 28 00 69 72 01 74 00 41 61 70 01 54 04 40 |..(.ir.t.Aap.T.@|
176-191: 3f 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |? ..............|
192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 63 38 1d 00 00 00 00 |.........c8.....|
208-223: 00 00 02 00 03 60 00 00 50 05 04 38 01 40 be 3d |.....`..P..8.@.=|
224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 |...............@|
240-255: 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |.@..............|
256-271: 00 00 52 4d 4c 56 1f 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |..RMLV.@........|
272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
336-351: 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
432-447: 00 00 01 00 00 00 ea 81 00 00 00 00 3f 10 00 00 |............?...|
448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a5 e4 |................|
===== [IDENTIFY DEVICE] DATA END (512 Bytes) =====

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     JMicron based SSDs
Device Model:     APPLE SSD TS0256F
Serial Number:    83NS113PTGJY
Firmware Version: 109L0704
User Capacity:    251,000,193,024 bytes [251 GB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 6
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: >6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Tue Jul  1 21:26:22 2014 CDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled


REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART READ ATTRIBUTE VALUES
 Input:   FR=0xd0, SC=0x01, LL=...., LM=0x4f, LH=0xc2, DEV=...., CMD=0xb0 IN
 [Duration: 0.011s]
REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART READ ATTRIBUTE VALUES returned 0

===== [SMART READ ATTRIBUTE VALUES] DATA START (BASE-16) =====
000-015: 28 00 01 00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 05 00 |(.....d......d..|
016-031: 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 09 00 00 00 64 1a |..d......d....d.|
032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 64 0c 00 00 00 64 58 0b 00 00 00 |.....d....dX....|
048-063: 00 64 a9 08 00 64 64 00 12 40 2c 88 01 0a ad 10 |.d...dd..@,.....|
064-079: 00 c7 c7 0b 00 20 00 00 00 64 c0 00 00 00 64 0d |..... ...d....d.|
080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 64 c2 00 00 43 64 21 00 12 00 51 |.....d...Cd!...Q|
096-111: 00 64 c5 00 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 c7 00 |.d...dd......d..|
112-127: 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 ae 00 00 00 64 e0 |..d......d....d.|
128-143: b4 2a 00 00 00 64 af 00 00 00 64 a4 61 19 00 00 |.*...d....d.a...|
144-159: 00 64 00 00 0a 00 00 00 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |.d..............|
160-175: 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
176-191: 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
192-207: 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
208-223: f5 58 00 00 8b fd d5 02 80 51 81 51 00 00 00 00 |.X.......Q.Q....|
224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 |................|
368-383: 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 88 01 00 00 00 00 |................|
384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 20 00 01 54 10 00 00 |......... ..T...|
400-415: a7 a4 61 19 00 00 00 00 3a 49 20 2d 00 00 00 00 |..a.....:I -....|
416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b e0 e2 01 0a 00 00 00 |................|
432-447: 40 d9 cc 01 0a 00 00 00 88 13 00 00 00 00 00 00 |@...............|
448-463: 00 00 00 00 b7 00 00 00 b7 00 00 00 19 33 01 00 |.............3..|
464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b7 |................|
===== [SMART READ ATTRIBUTE VALUES] DATA END (512 Bytes) =====


REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS
 Input:   FR=0xd1, SC=0x01, LL=0x01, LM=0x4f, LH=0xc2, DEV=...., CMD=0xb0 IN
 [Duration: 0.011s]
REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS returned 0

===== [SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS] DATA START (BASE-16) =====
000-015: 28 00 01 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 64 |(..d...........d|
016-031: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 64 00 00 00 00 |...........d....|
032-047: 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |.......d........|
048-063: 00 00 a9 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ad 64 |...............d|
064-079: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 64 00 00 00 00 |...........d....|
080-095: 00 00 00 00 00 00 c2 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |.......d........|
096-111: 00 00 c5 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c7 64 |...d...........d|
112-127: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ae 64 00 00 00 00 |...........d....|
128-143: 00 00 00 00 00 00 af 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |.......d........|
144-159: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
160-175: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
176-191: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
192-207: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
208-223: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
224-239: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
240-255: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
256-271: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
272-287: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
288-303: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
304-319: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
320-335: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
336-351: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
352-367: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
368-383: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
384-399: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
400-415: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
416-431: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
432-447: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
448-463: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
464-479: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
480-495: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
496-511: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a6 |................|
===== [SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS] DATA END (512 Bytes) =====

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===

REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART STATUS CHECK
 Input:   FR=0xda, SC=...., LL=...., LM=0x4f, LH=0xc2, DEV=...., CMD=0xb0
 [Duration: 0.003s]
 Output: ERR=...., SC=...., LL=...., LM=0x4f, LH=0xc2, DEV=...., STS=....
REPORT-IOCTL: Device=/dev/disk0 Command=SMART STATUS CHECK returned 0
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
See vendor-specific Attribute list for marginal Attributes.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x00)	Offline data collection activity
					was never started.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		(    0) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x00) 	Offline data collection not supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x00)	Error logging NOT supported.
					No General Purpose Logging support.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 40
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 0
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 26
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 2904
169 Unknown_Attribute       0x0008   100   100   010    Old_age   Offline      -       1684369576448
173 Erase_Count             0x0010   199   199   100    Old_age   Offline      -       0 32 11
192 Unexpect_Power_Loss_Ct  0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 13
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0000   067   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 33 (Min/Max 18/81)
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0000   100   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 0
174 Unknown_Attribute       0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 2798816
175 Bad_Cluster_Table_Count 0x0000   000   100   100    Old_age   Offline  FAILING_NOW 1663396
129 Unknown_Attribute       0x0051   000   000   ---    Pre-fail  Offline      -       0

SMART Error Log not supported

SMART Self-test Log not supported

Selective Self-tests/Logging not supported



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