Raw Read Error Rate Failure and Pending Sectors

kreadeth

Reputable
Aug 18, 2014
7
0
4,510
Look, here's the thing: I'm not an expert in the "HDD Field", I just turned my laptop on and saw this warning about hard disk, downloaded an HDD diagnostic (HD Tune Pro) and scanned my laptop. In the health tab, there were two errors:

Raw read error rate: Current: 100, Worst: 62, Threshold: 60, Data: 0, Status: Failed
Current pending sectors: Current: 100, Worst, 100, Data: 8, Status: warning

I also scanned it with Active@ Hard Disk Monitor, it too shows the Raw Error Rate a varying number from 90-100%, and there's a changing high Raw Value too, but estimates "Health Status" as "OK".

So what? Out of work? Hmm? What should I do? I'm getting a backup of my files right now, what after that? What if I don't replace the HDD?
 
Solution
Raw Read Error Rate 100 62 62

The threshold is 62, not 60 as you stated in your opening post. That's why the drive is deemed to have failed.

The Reported Uncorrectable Errors are of concern, too.

I wouldn't trust this drive.

kreadeth

Reputable
Aug 18, 2014
7
0
4,510


I'd like to, but I can't afford a new drive right now. I just wanna know, what will happen if I just let it be? Something worse than data loss? Why isn't it already down?
 
I don't understand why HD Tune is failing the RRER attribute. The Worst value is still above the Threshold, so, strictly speaking, the drive hasn't failed, especially since the raw value is still at zero.

The Current pending sectors count of 8 may in fact represent 8 logical sectors which would correspond to a single physical sector in an Advanced Format drive.

That said, the initial warning, if it came from BIOS or the OS, would suggest that the drive should be replaced, or at least relegated to storing non-critical data.

Could we see the SMART data? Some tools allow you to copy the data to the clipboard as text, in which case you could use Ctrl-V to paste it into your next post.
 

kreadeth

Reputable
Aug 18, 2014
7
0
4,510
It's the SMART scan results:

HD Tune Pro: HGST HTS545050A7E380 Health

ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status
(01) Raw Read Error Rate 100 62 62 0 failed
(02) Throughput Performance 100 100 40 0 ok
(03) Spin Up Time 214 100 33 60129542145 ok
(04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 0 1484 ok
(05) Reallocated Sector Count 100 100 5 0 ok
(07) Seek Error Rate 100 100 67 0 ok
(08) Seek Time Performance 100 100 40 0 ok
(09) Power On Hours Count 95 95 0 2294 ok
(0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 60 0 ok
(0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 1477 ok
(B7) SATA Downshift Count 100 100 0 0 ok
(B8) End To End Error Detection 100 100 97 0 ok
(BB) Uncorrectable Error Count 100 91 0 27380446199977 ok
(BC) Command Timeout 100 100 0 1078063661062 ok
(BE) Airflow Temperature 71 55 45 454885405 ok
(BF) G-sense Error Rate 98 98 0 632 ok
(C0) Unsafe Shutdown Count 98 98 0 27787688 ok
(C1) Load Cycle Count 89 89 0 113278 ok
(C4) Reallocated Event Count 100 100 0 0 ok
(C5) Current Pending Sector 100 100 0 8 warning
(C6) Offline Uncorrectable 100 100 0 0 ok
(C7) Interface CRC Error Count 100 100 0 0 ok
(DF) Load/Unload Retry Count 100 100 0 0 ok

Health Status : warning

They are reported by HD Tune Pro. I can no longer use the Active @ DiskMonitor, it says that there is no computer connected and I think it means the problem got spread. Here's the result according to CrystalDiskInfo

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskInfo 6.1.14 (C) 2008-2014 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

OS : Windows 8 Enterprise [6.2 Build 9200] (x64)
Date : 2014/08/19 10:25:30

-- Controller Map ----------------------------------------------------------
+ Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller [ATA]
- HGST HTS545050A7E380
- hp CDDVDW SU-208CB
- Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller [SCSI]

-- Disk List ---------------------------------------------------------------
(1) HGST HTS545050A7E380 : 500/1 GB [0/0/0, pd1]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) HGST HTS545050A7E380
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Model : HGST HTS545050A7E380
Firmware : GG2OACA0
Serial Number : TM8514TF2P3ZTR
Disk Size : 500/1 GB (8/4/137/4/500/1/500/1)
Buffer Size : 8192 KB
Queue Depth : 32
# of Sectors : 976773168
Rotation Rate : 5400 RPM
Interface : Serial ATA
Major Version : ATA8-ACS
Minor Version : ATA8-ACS version 6
Transfer Mode : ---- | SATA/300
Power On Hours : 2294 hours
Power On Count : 1477 count
Temperature : 32 C (89 F)
Health Status : Caution
Features : S.M.A.R.T., APM, 48bit LBA, NCQ
APM Level : 4080h [ON]
AAM Level : ----

-- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
01 100 _62 _62 000000000000 Read Error Rate
02 100 100 _40 000000000000 Throughput Performance
03 214 100 _33 000E00000001 Spin-Up Time
04 100 100 __0 0000000005CC Start/Stop Count
05 100 100 __5 000000000000 Reallocated Sectors Count
07 100 100 _67 000000000000 Seek Error Rate
08 100 100 _40 000000000000 Seek Time Performance
09 _95 _95 __0 0000000008F6 Power-On Hours
0A 100 100 _60 000000000000 Spin Retry Count
0C 100 100 __0 0000000005C5 Power Cycle Count
B7 100 100 __0 000000000000 Vendor Specific
B8 100 100 _97 000000000000 End-to-End Error
BB 100 _91 __0 18E701C500A9 Reported Uncorrectable Errors
BC 100 100 __0 00FB019A0006 Command Timeout
BE _68 _55 _45 00001B200020 Airflow Temperature
BF _98 _98 __0 000000000278 G-Sense Error Rate
C0 _98 _98 __0 000001A801A8 Power-off Retract Count
C1 _89 _89 __0 00000001BA7E Load/Unload Cycle Count
C4 100 100 __0 000000000000 Reallocation Event Count
C5 100 100 __0 000000000008 Current Pending Sector Count
C6 100 100 __0 000000000000 Uncorrectable Sector Count
C7 100 100 __0 000000000000 UltraDMA CRC Error Count
DF 100 100 __0 000000000000 Load/Unload Retry Count

-- IDENTIFY_DEVICE ---------------------------------------------------------
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
000: 0040 3FFF C837 0010 0000 0000 003F 0000 0000 0000
010: 2020 2020 2020 544D 3835 3134 5446 3250 335A 5452
020: 0003 4000 0004 4747 324F 4143 4130 4847 5354 2048
030: 5453 3534 3530 3530 4137 4533 3830 2020 2020 2020
040: 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 8010 4000 2F00
050: 4000 0200 0200 0007 3FFF 0010 003F FC10 00FB 0110
060: FFFF 0FFF 0000 0007 0003 0078 0078 0078 0078 0000
070: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 001F 0D06 0000 004C 004C
080: 01FC 0028 706B 7C09 6123 7069 BC09 6123 203F 0036
090: 0037 4080 FFFE 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
100: 6030 3A38 0000 0000 0000 0000 6003 826C 5000 CCA7
110: A0E5 C9CA 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 401C
120: 401C 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0021 000B
130: 0000 0000 2182 1CF1 3A00 0000 4000 0400 0003 0000
140: 0000 0704 0702 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
150: 0000 0000 3248 4243 0000 2802 0000 5DBD 2388 8000
160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0003 0000
170: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
180: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
190: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
200: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 003D 0000 0000 4000
210: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1518 0000 0000
220: 0000 0000 101F 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0080 0000 0000 0000 0000
240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 EDA5

-- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 2F 00 64 3E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 25
010: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 23 00 D6 64 01
020: 00 00 00 0E 00 00 04 32 00 64 64 CC 05 00 00 00
030: 00 00 05 33 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 2F
040: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 25 00 64 64 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 32 00 5F 5F F6 08 00 00 00
060: 00 00 0A 33 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 32
070: 00 64 64 C5 05 00 00 00 00 00 B7 32 00 64 64 00
080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 B8 33 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 BB 32 00 64 5B A9 00 C5 01 E7 18 00 BC 32
0A0: 00 64 64 06 00 9A 01 FB 00 00 BE 22 00 44 37 20
0B0: 00 20 1B 00 00 00 BF 32 00 62 62 78 02 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C0 32 00 62 62 A8 01 A8 01 00 00 00 C1 32
0D0: 00 59 59 7E BA 01 00 00 00 00 C4 32 00 64 64 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 32 00 64 64 08 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 C6 30 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 36
100: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 DF 2A 00 64 64 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2D 00 01 51
170: 03 00 01 00 02 6D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CC

-- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------
+0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 3E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 28
010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 21 00 00 00 00
020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
030: 00 00 05 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 43
040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 28 00 00 00 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
060: 00 00 0A 3C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00
070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B7 00 00 00 00 00
080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 B8 61 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 BB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BC 00
0A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BE 2D 00 00 00 00
0B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 BF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 00
0D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C4 00 00 00 00 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 C6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 00
100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 DF 00 00 00 00 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19

 

kreadeth

Reputable
Aug 18, 2014
7
0
4,510
It was a mistype, sorry. And I don't trust it, too. That's why I copied my datas to my desktop and not gonna use the laptop 'till I get it a new drive. Still I wanna know a couple of things and the topic is over, why did it happen? It was something like my fault? Or just bad luck? And what is the worst scenario if I use the laptop? The drive will be completely down? Is it likely for other parts to be affected?
 

kreadeth

Reputable
Aug 18, 2014
7
0
4,510
Hmm, and what about the other question? What is exactly wrong with it? The hard drive became a rebel and the datas are unstable and these kinda thing, right? It's ok if I connect an external drive to lap top and consider the internal as secondary storage and...?
 

USAFRet

Titan
Moderator


Assuming you're using Windows, that won't work. You can't put the OS on an external drive.

Well....you can, but it's a real PITA.
 

USAFRet

Titan
Moderator


The only 'portable' Windows I am aware of is Windows to Go, available with Win8 Enterprise.