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Bad sectors reported but not found
I have a ReadyNAS NV which has been faithful and terrific for years. I have even upgraded the original disks to Seagate 1TB drives and they have run more or less without fail. Recently ReadyNAS has be...
I was referring to Reallocated sectors count. UDMA CRC Error Count could be an issue with the drive's SATA circuitry or connector, but it could also be related to the circuitry/connector in the NAS.
jhicks wrote: In Smart+ would that be the UDMA CRC Error Count? That in fact does show errors on the drive in question.
Seagate does allow you to return drives that pass seatools, by manually entering codes saying that you know from other tools that the drive is bad. Though with this error, it might be a stretch.
jhicks wrote: The Seagate drive is under warranty but I need evidence that it is failing to justify the warranty return.
How quickly is the count growing?
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