Re: My First HDD Failure (I Think)

vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:

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?
 
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

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This is always the best way to motivate people to help.
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In D movies.

I haven't had a problem with my NVMe drive.  My external hard drive is
for backups.  Not sure what Larry's problem is, frankly, it sounds
like he just bought a defective drive, and has replaced it, what else
is there to say?  He's just stupid AF.

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