Hard drive Failure

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Does a S.M.A.R.T reading on my spin up retry count of threshold 97, value 97,
worst 96 mean that my hard drive will fail soon.
Thanks in advance
Paul
 
Paul said:
Does a S.M.A.R.T reading on my spin up retry count of threshold 97,
value 97, worst 96 mean that my hard drive will fail soon.
Thanks in advance
Paul
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Yes. Back up your data immediately and replace the data.

Malke
 
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:17:02 -0800, "Paul Newman" <Paul
Does a S.M.A.R.T reading on my spin up retry count of threshold 97, value 97,
worst 96 mean that my hard drive will fail soon.
Thanks in advance
Paul
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Depends on the drive. Could be normal for your drive.

What does the Smart section of Everest Home say?
 

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