ID | Hex | Attribute name | Better | Description |
01 | 01 | Read Error Rate | ![]() | Indicates the rate of hardware read errors that occurred when reading data from a disk surface. A non-zero value indicates a problem with either the disk surface or read/write heads. Note that Seagate drives often report a raw value that is very high even on new drives, and does not thereby indicate a failure. |
02 | 02 | Throughput Performance | ![]() | Overall (general) throughput performance of a hard disk drive. If the value of this attribute is decreasing there is a high probability that there is a problem with the disk. |
03 | 03 | Spin-Up Time | ![]() | Average time of spindle spin up (from zero RPM to fully operational [millisecs]). |
04 | 04 | Start/Stop Count | | A tally of spindle start/stop cycles. The spindle turns on, and hence the count is increased, both when the hard disk is turned on after having before been turned entirely off (disconnected from power source) and when the hard disk returns from having previously been put to sleep mode. [13] |
05 | 05 | Reallocated Sectors Count | ![]() | Count of reallocated sectors. When the hard drive finds a read/write/verification error, it marks this sector as "reallocated" and transfers data to a special reserved area (spare area). This process is also known as remapping, and "reallocated" sectors are called remaps. This is why, on modern hard disks, "bad blocks" cannot be found while testing the surface – all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors. However, as the number of reallocated sectors increases, the read/write speed tends to decrease. The raw value normally represents a count of the number of bad sectors that have been found and remapped. Thus, the higher the attribute value, the more sectors the drive has had to reallocate. |
06 | 06 | Read Channel Margin | | Margin of a channel while reading data. The function of this attribute is not specified. |
07 | 07 | Seek Error Rate | ![]() | Rate of seek errors of the magnetic heads. If there is a partial failure in the mechanical positioning system, then seek errors will arise. Such a failure may be due to numerous factors, such as damage to a servo, or thermal widening of the hard disk. More seek errors indicates a worsening condition of a disk’s surface or the mechanical subsystem, or both. Note that Seagate drives often report a raw value that is very high, even on new drives, and this does not normally indicate a failure.[citation needed] |
08 | 08 | Seek Time Performance | ![]() | Average performance of seek operations of the magnetic heads. If this attribute is decreasing, it is a sign of problems in the mechanical subsystem. |
09 | 09 | Power-On Hours (POH) | ![]() | Count of hours in power-on state. The raw value of this attribute shows total count of hours (or minutes, or seconds, depending on manufacturer) in power-on state. |
10 | 0A | Spin Retry Count | ![]() | Count of retry of spin start attempts. This attribute stores a total count of the spin start attempts to reach the fully operational speed (under the condition that the first attempt was unsuccessful). An increase of this attribute value is a sign of problems in the hard disk mechanical subsystem. |
11 | 0B | Recalibration Retries | ![]() | This attribute indicates the number of times recalibration was requested (under the condition that the first attempt was unsuccessful). An increase of this attribute value is a sign of problems in the hard disk mechanical subsystem. |
12 | 0C | Power Cycle Count | | This attribute indicates the count of full hard disk power on/off cycles. |
13 | 0D | Soft Read Error Rate | ![]() | Uncorrected read errors reported to the operating system. |
184 | B8 | End-to-End error | ![]() | This attribute is a part of HP's SMART IV technology and it means that after transferring through the cache RAM data buffer the parity data between the host and the hard drive did not match. |
187 | BB | Reported Uncorrectable Errors | ![]() | A number of errors that could not be recovered using hardware ECC (see attribute 195). |
188 | BC | Command Timeout | ![]() | A number of aborted operations due to HDD timeout. Normally this attribute value should be equal to zero and if you have values far above zero, then most likely you have some serious problems with your power supply or you have an oxidized data cable. |
189 | BD | High Fly Writes | ![]() | HDD producers implement a Fly Height Monitor that attempts to provide additional protections for write operations by detecting when a recording head is flying outside its normal operating range. If an unsafe fly height condition is encountered, the write process is stopped, and the information is rewritten or reallocated to a safe region of the hard drive. This attribute indicates the count of these errors detected over the lifetime of the drive. This feature is implemented in most modern Seagate drives[citation needed] and some of Western Digital’s drives, beginning with the WD Enterprise WDE18300 and WDE9180 Ultra2 SCSI hard drives, and will be included on all future WD Enterprise products.[14]
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