Current Pending Sector Count Caution

[OrpheusGG]

Just wondering how severe this issue is and if I need to replace the HDD soon.

 

[hst101rox]

My WD Scorpio Black 750GB had a 1 or 2 pending sector count, and then HDD regenerator made it magically go away. The pending sector count rose to '1' every few months and I used HDD regenerator again each time and it went away. It didn't always turn into a reallocated sector but a few did.
Anyway, one night overnight, the drive took a dump. Bad sectors everywhere!

So, keep an eye on it, perform a write based surface test such as spinrite or a disk wiping program (I'd suggest hdd regenerator as a last resort), Microsoft's chkdsk is only a read surface test. Also, of course have a backup as you always should with any drive.

 

[pasow]

i would replace the drive immediately as its a pre failure metric. your drive could die tomorrow or in a year though, but i would rather be on the safe side.