Re: My First HDD Failure (I Think)

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:53:10 +0000, Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote in
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Last week I observed something in the GNU/Linux kernel logs that I have
never ever seen before.
 
My main drive, which contains my OS and other important stuff, was
reporting a reduction in speed from the usual SATA 6 mbs/sec to 3
mbs/sec and then to 1.5 mbs/sec.
 
I first noticed this when some MP3 files I was playing suddenly stalled
and then restarted.
 
WTF!
 
I have NEVER experienced such behavior.  NEVER.
 
But then I recalled the phenomenon of the hard drive crash.
 
Immediately, I shut down my system and then replaced the main drive with
a backup drive and then rebooted.
All was fine.
 
Because the backup drive was of a lower quality I immediately ordered
another drive from Western Digital that was shipped next day air.
 
Then I copied everything over to the new drive and all is fine.
 
What I want to know is what are the symptoms of an HDD failure?
 
The problem drive, after a shutdown and subsequent power up and reboot,
behaves normally -- for a while.  After about 24 hours of operation it
will once again begin to shift from 6 mbs/sec to 3 mbs/sec and then to
1.5 mbs/sec.
 
Is this this the behavior of a dying HDD?
 
The drive is relatively new and I would never have expected a failure
from this drive.
 
C'mon lackeys, cough up some advice.
 
Or does your distro do it all for you including wiping your shit
besotted ass?
 
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