SMART Says Drive is GOOD, but is making noises?

[Bob Brown INC.]

According to the S.M.A.R.T. Stats my drive is in VERY GOOD shape.
But the Drive makes noises that are a sign of failure soon.

Here is a Link to the SMART stats for my hard drive, it is a small
graphic.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8227/smartyl0.png

My hard drive is the following:
"Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS, 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s"

Can anyone help me make sense of the SMART while considering the drive
is making Bad noises?

 

[DL]

Thought of useing the seagate test utility, avilable on their site?

 

[Poprivet]

According to the S.M.A.R.T. Stats my drive is in VERY GOOD shape.
But the Drive makes noises that are a sign of failure soon.

Here is a Link to the SMART stats for my hard drive, it is a small
graphic.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8227/smartyl0.png

My hard drive is the following:
"Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS, 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s"

Can anyone help me make sense of the SMART while considering the drive
is making Bad noises?

SMART tests the disk electronically and cannot do anything about testing for
the condition of bearings, etc., other than if the problem keeps the drive
from spinning at the right speed.
In other SMART can not hear the noises you're hearing. It only knows
what it can test electrically.

You're right, the disk is having problems; time for a Full Backup and then
source a new drive. Abnormal drive noises indicate impending failure
regardless of any electrical tests since it's not an electrical problem.
Don't wait until it affects platter speeds (which electrical tests would
reveal) because it'll be ready to die at any second by that time.

HTH
Pop`

 

[Bob Brown INC.]

On Thu, 10 May 2007 20:04:40 +0100, "DL" <address@invalid> Let
everyone including the NSAs Internet database storage program know as
they typed on their keyboard faster than a monkey on crack the
following:

Thought of useing the seagate test utility, avilable on their site?

Already used their dos cd-boot version. It found no problems.
winxp version requires .net, installed .net but it refused to run,
installed .net again, still won't run.
Called "seatools"

 

[Bob Brown INC.]

On Sat, 12 May 2007 12:37:16 -0400, "Poprivet"
<[email protected]> Let everyone including the NSAs
Internet database storage program know as they typed on their keyboard
faster than a monkey on crack the following:

SMART tests the disk electronically and cannot do anything about testing for
the condition of bearings, etc., other than if the problem keeps the drive
from spinning at the right speed.
In other SMART can not hear the noises you're hearing. It only knows
what it can test electrically.

You're right, the disk is having problems; time for a Full Backup and then
source a new drive. Abnormal drive noises indicate impending failure
regardless of any electrical tests since it's not an electrical problem.
Don't wait until it affects platter speeds (which electrical tests would
reveal) because it'll be ready to die at any second by that time.

HTH
Pop`

ok, will do, thnx