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toni

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Registered: 2011-10-15

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[SOLVED] S.M.A.R.T short/long tests failed

When I try to launch either short or long test to my hard drive, it stops at 10% saying: "FAILED". Any ideas? I know it has some bad sectors.
Also does anybody knows how to repair uncorrectable and pending sectors marked by s.m.a.r.t? If so, which tool?

Last edited by toni (2013-09-14 12:02:49)

kaszak696

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Re: [SOLVED] S.M.A.R.T short/long tests failed

Buy a new drive and replace this one ASAP. No, seriously. Even if it works for now, it's going to spiral into a nightmare sooner or later. If you really want to, you can use tools like badblocks or hdrecover to prolong it's agony, but it's still going to fail.

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Re: [SOLVED] S.M.A.R.T short/long tests failed

Get your data off before you do anything - before you post here or even contemplate posting here. If, that is, you have not already done so.

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toni

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Re: [SOLVED] S.M.A.R.T short/long tests failed

Hi,
Finally I backed and days later hdd died.... so I have bought a new one. Thanks.