Is my HDD about to die?

freddie64 · 28 Feb 2014 at 16:08

Did a health check on a spare HDD and got the following results

How cautious should i be?

Unsure of what "Reallocated sectors count" actually means.

Any info appreciated.

richthomuk · 28 Feb 2014 at 16:15

I wouldn't worry about it yet, every hard drive has little defects and flags sectors damaged or reallocated. You shouldn't be worried though, maybe do a few boots, see if the number of reallocated sectors stays the same, if it does then your all good, if it doesn't and it keeps increasing then it maybe time to invest in a new one.

Sasahara · 28 Feb 2014 at 16:25

Always have a backup of any thing important whatever drive it is.

Chances are that is fine, I've had drive for 5+ years with reallocated warnings, it never changed.

As richthomuk says, keep an eye on it for changes.

freddie64 · 28 Feb 2014 at 16:39

Thanks for the info guys.

Was going to sell it on the mm, but reckon i will have to put it back in the drawer now.

darael · 28 Feb 2014 at 17:26

Untick the "Quick scan" box in HD Tune and let it scan the entire drive properly. After it's done, check the reallocated sectors count again and compare it to the value before starting the scan. If it increases, I'd just scrub the drive and bin it.

richthomuk · 28 Feb 2014 at 18:43

darael said:
Untick the "Quick scan" box in HD Tune and let it scan the entire drive properly. After it's done, check the reallocated sectors count again and compare it to the value before starting the scan. If it increases, I'd just scrub the drive and bin it.

^ this, but do the scan a few times, not back to back though.

freddie64 · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:50

Will do. Thanks for the help guys