How do I make this scarey message go away?

[mOeeOm]

1720 - SMART Harddrive detects imminent failure. Your hard disk is detecting an imminent failure. To ensure no data loss, backup contents and replace this harddisk. Attribute Failure: #05 F1: Boot


I've been getting this for a month now, been ignoring it but not I'm getting worried. Help?

 

[stevty2889]

I would back up your data as soon as possible, and then run your hard drive manufacturers diagonstics on the drive. What kind of hard drive is this?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

That's a good indication that your harddrive is about to kick the bucket.

Backup everything you can't afford to lose on CDs / DVDs.

See if you can get an RMA from whatever brand the Harddrive is.

 

[shoRunner]

you probably need a new hard drive. smart is the hd own diagnostics. you should back your stuff up now and run DFT(drive fitness test) from hitachi to check and see if your hard drive is bad, but in my experience smart is usually right on.

 

[mOeeOm]

Well I have nothing to save, so can I just use it until it dies or will that not be safe and I should change it right away?

 

[Jeff7]

You can use it until it dies, but just don't be too surprised or upset. Sometimes hard drives die slowly, grinding to a halt over a few days. All too often, they just die in an instant, never to be detected by a computer again.


Download Everest and install it. Under the Storage section is a SMART Icon. Open it up. Right-click on your drive, select Copy, and paste the results back here.

 

[imported_fatal]

Try this, free utility to moniter HD temp & S.M.A.R.T. status of drives

http://www.hddlife.com/

 

[erikistired]

you should be able to turn off that warning in the bios if it's bugging you. sometimes it means something and sometimes it doesn't mean anything at all. seen a hdd last for over a year with that error message coming up.

 

[mOeeOm]

Trying to find a site to upload the picture of my results, know of any?

 

[mOeeOm]

Device Description
Maxtor 4D060H3 (D3HAZ3BE)

ID Attribute Description Threshold Value Worst Data Status
03 Spin Up Time 63 222 220 11084 OK: Value is normal
04 Start/Stop Count 0 253 253 1037 OK: Always passing
05 Reallocated Sector Count 63 54 54 502 Pre-Failure: Imminent loss of data is being predicted
06 Read Channel Margin 100 253 253 0 OK: Value is normal
07 Seek Error Rate 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
08 Seek Time Performance 187 245 231 40528 OK: Value is normal
09 Power-On Time Count 0 245 245 36239 OK: Always passing
0A Spin Retry Count 223 253 252 0 OK: Value is normal
0B Calibration Retry Count 223 253 252 0 OK: Value is normal
0C Power Cycle Count 0 251 251 1002 OK: Always passing
C0 Power-Off Retract Count 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
C1 Load/Unload Cycle Count 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
C2 Temperature 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
C3 Hardware ECC Recovered 0 253 252 30 OK: Always passing
C4 Reallocation Event Count 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
C5 Current Pending Sector Count 0 253 251 0 OK: Always passing
C6 Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
C7 Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate 0 198 197 2 OK: Always passing
C8 Write Error Rate 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
C9 <vendor-specific> 0 253 251 13 OK: Always passing
CA <vendor-specific> 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
CB <vendor-specific> 180 253 252 0 OK: Value is normal
CC <vendor-specific> 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
CD <vendor-specific> 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
CF <vendor-specific> 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
D0 <vendor-specific> 0 253 252 0 OK: Always passing
D1 <vendor-specific> 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
63 <vendor-specific> 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
64 <vendor-specific> 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing
65 <vendor-specific> 0 253 253 0 OK: Always passing

KK this is my results for everest.

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: fisher
you should be able to turn off that warning in the bios if it's bugging you. sometimes it means something and sometimes it doesn't mean anything at all. seen a hdd last for over a year with that error message coming up.

How do I do this? Please guide me

 

[mOeeOm]

Bump*

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Device Description
Maxtor 4D060H3 (D3HAZ3BE)
ID Attribute Description Threshold Value Worst Data Status
05 Reallocated Sector Count 63 54 54 502 Pre-Failure: Imminent loss of data is being predicted
this is my results for everest.

That's not a good sign, that's a reasonably high number of re-allocated sectors. It could be indicative of particulate matter inside the head/platter assembly, or head/actuator damage. That's a lot of bad sectors for just minor grown media defects, that's why I think it could be something else. Has the drive ever made a faint but distinct "ping" noise? That could have indicated a "head slap" that might have damaged a head, as well as caused some media defects and/or released some particulates. Even bump or kick the drive while it was one?

Also, consider your temps. Running a drive too hot, can cause media defects as well. If that's the cause, then it's likely that the heads are fine, but you should cool the drive better if you expect it to last.

Personally, I'd replace it, or at least put my important stuff on another drive. I've never seen a "healthy" modern IDE drive exceed more than a dozen or so bad sectors.

 

[Baked]

When SMART warning pops up, it most definitely means you need to backup the HD. I didn't do that last time and lost all my pr0n on that HD.

 

[beany323]

Originally posted by: Baked
When SMART warning pops up, it most definitely means you need to backup the HD. I didn't do that last time and lost all my pr0n on that HD.

Thats the worse case scenario!!!

:shocked:

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mOeeOm

Originally posted by: fisher
you should be able to turn off that warning in the bios if it's bugging you. sometimes it means something and sometimes it doesn't mean anything at all. seen a hdd last for over a year with that error message coming up.

How do I do this? Please guide me

There might be an option to turn of S.M.A.R.T. monitoring in BIOS.