On Sun 30 Aug 2020 at 08:02:24 (+1000), David wrote: > On Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 19:51, Long Wind <longwi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda1 > [...] > > 188 Command_Timeout 0x0032 100 068 000 Old_age Always - 403733086445 > > That result does not look good. It should be a low number.
I wouldn't take that number at face value. First, convert it into hex and take another look. I've seen several postings on the web with >>> hex(4295032833) '0x1 0001 0001' ← I added the spaces and I have a drive with 188 Command_Timeout -O--CK 100 099 000 - 12885098499 >>> hex(12885098499) '0x3 0003 0003' and another with 188 Command_Timeout -O--CK 100 096 000 - 137441116198 >>> hex(137441116198) '0x20 0021 0026' so the OP should look at >>> hex(403733086445) '0x5e 005e 00ed' and ponder what they could mean. Moral: always see what very large numbers look like in hex. Cheers, David.
