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| Many common drive problems include: |
| * High hours (Wear and tear) |
| * Hidden problems |
| * Reallocated sectors |
| * Pending reallocated sectors |
| === Why should used hard drives be checked? === |
| '''Most failures are sudden.''' If these problems are caught early, the drive can be replaced before it fails. SMART plays a major role in this, since the data can be used to check for logs and failure patterns. |
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| '''Note:''' Some hard drives (Ex: Seagate 7.01/7200.11) are known to fail. Others fail due to lower quality standards (Ex: WD Blue/Green). |
| === Guide notes === |
| * '''While Parted Magic can legally be redistributed per the GPL, I will not point to these downloads.''' |
| * '''The tests used in this guide are not 100% accurate.''' |
| === A word on drive remapping === |
| * '''While [https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=2|WD], [https://www.hgst.com/support/hard-drive-support/downloads|HGST] and [https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/|Seagate] offer diagnostic tools, these do not work in every scenario (Ex: Lots of bad sectors).''' |
| * '''Before attempting a sector remap, backup your data.''' |
| * '''Drives with SMART errors should be replaced.''' |