NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Getting "increasing command timeouts" error on SMART
Hey Guys, Do I need to worry about this: "Detected increasing command timeouts[65539] on disk 2 [ST31000340AS, 9QJ1AFDD]. This often indicates an impending failure. Please be prepared to replace t...
toomanybarts wrote: I had disk spindown set at 15 minutes on a ST32000641as nad got the same error but with 4295032833 command timeouts!!!
I took disk out and ran sea tools on it - every test they have on there and it passed everything - should I be concerned and should I push Seagate to accept the disk back (my warranty is still valid til 2014)?
Toomanybarts -- It's been 3-4 months. How is your disk doing now?
I just got the same SMART error and the exact same 4295032833 command timeouts. Seems a bit unlikely that we would have the same exact number of errors.
My drive is a ST3000DM001-9YN166 (2794 GB) and it is in the Disk 2 position between two drives and runs 2-3 C hotter.
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
