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new HDD with error in SMART

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sapsa:
filling it up with random staffs ? like 1gb txt files ?:P to i can creat them in few sec, or copy real files there?

I used mhdd without any problems, with results:
7652348 <3ms
8157 <10ms
370 <50ms
no errors found.

Pentium100:
Fill it with whatever you want, just that keep a backup copy of the data elsewhere, because you are testing to see if this hard drive is good or bad. You wouldn't like losing your data in case it was bad.

Then do an "erase" on mhdd, format and fill the drive again. Look to see if that attribute got worse, also look at "reallocated sector count" - it should be zero on a new drive and not increase after you filled the drive up.

deathman:
I use samsungs too.....i dont know what to tell you ..replace it maybe????it depends on your needs.

sapsa:
I didnt read that I could fill it up with fake data, so it took me 3~4h to fill it up with anime (copying it not moving)
Now im formating it (not quick format) via W7.

The reallocated sector count is 0, so its ok there.
Mayby the error write was at testing stage - like turn off before finishing writing ? why i think that? cuz there was the atribute start/stop spin, at 2 when i first turn it on, so it was once before checked ?! not sure, but if someone used it before i wont think he would make RAW format on it and use it in only ONE spin ;)

deathman, im not sure if they will replace it only because of "write error rate at 1"

Pentium100:

--- Quote from: sapsa on September 17, 2010, 06:57:52 PM ---Now im formating it (not quick format) via W7.

--- End quote ---

You should do "erase" on mhdd, then scan. Formatting a hard drive in Windows does not cause all sectors to be written, just where the file system structures are.

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