S.M.A.R.T. analysis

Bit of a necro post but thought I would update this thread. Rang Dell and told them about the situation. They asked me to run the dell diagnostics for my laptop (which i already had done) but they were not showing errors.

Anyway ended up with them sending me a new hard drive the next morning along with 3 installation cds that i lost. couldnt believe how quick the service was! good job i extended my warranty!
 
http://www.hddstatus.com/hdrepanalysis.php

Just did mine and it has the following warning

NOTE : your hard disk Power On Hours Count attribute current value (97) is below the normal range (98 - 100) reported for your specific hard disk model. Basically your hard disk was powered on for more than the maximum time the average user did. This means that either all of the reports collected are from hard disks that were not powered on for too long (this is realistic for recent models) or that your hard disk is becoming old. Usually this is not considered as a pre-failure advisory, but you should check whether you want to replace the hardware or keep an eye on its performances over time.

Whats that mean?
 
As far as i know that is pretty much normal behaviour and nothing to worry about. It basically relates to how old the drive is. I have an old drive that is on like 70 and still working fine!
 
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