[lamig]

I got a WD 250 GB with a reallocated sector count
of Current:196 Worst:196 Threshold:140 Data:25.

Is Data what should I look at and if its not increasing it is ok to use?

[Mumbodog]

> "If the RAW figure for Reallocated Sector Count, Current Pending Sector
> Count, or Reallocation Event Count is higher than zero, then the drive
> is throwing up bad sectors. Replace it."

http://www.techiehq.net/diy-computer...ata-42709.html


I would run the manufacturers disk test software on it, it will interpret the smart data better, each manufaturer has a different critera for interpretation, and how smart data is collected.


Here are the diagnotic tools for Sata and SAS drives
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...vel1=6&lang=en


IDE here
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...vel1=5&lang=en

click "available software" under your drive model

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