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Bad Drive?
Should I assume one of my drives is bad and no reparable if it's showed the drive was failing... so I removed it reinstalled it and it now reads "Newly added disk has failed SMART test. Please check d...
If the disk is failing the SMART test it is bad.
Disks can and do fail at any time.
Do you have a backup?
You could connect the disk up to your PC and test it e.g. using SeaTools for SeaGate disks and WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostics for WD disks.
Disks can and do fail at any time.
Do you have a backup?
You could connect the disk up to your PC and test it e.g. using SeaTools for SeaGate disks and WD Data LifeGuard Diagnostics for WD disks.
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