SAS HDD SMART Attribute - Total Uncorrected read errors = bad sector?

traderjay

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Hi Everyone - this is my first time posting here! I recently checked my Seagate 15K.7 SAS HDD SMART status and two drives reported Total Uncorrected read errors values of more than 0. One drive has 2 and the other drive has 463. Does this mean there are bad sectors on the drive and I should replace it soon?
 

RecoveryForce

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As far as I'm concerned, anything larger than 0 should be replaced...especially in an environment where critical data is being stored on that drive. At the very least, make sure that your data is fully backed up every day.
 

CiPHER

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Start by showing us the complete SMART data gathered by CrystalDiskInfo or SmartMonTools.