HardDisk killer redux

[Nils Kassube]

Donn wrote:
> Well, I got smartmontools installed, and I get this kind of readout --
> anyone free to interpret?
>
> root at ddm:/etc# smartctl -a /dev/hda | grep Load_Cycle_Count
> 193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   253   253   000    Old_age
> Always       -       0

The interesting part is the last number which is 0. I suppose your drive 
doesn't count load/unload cycles.

> I hope "Old_age" doesn't mean my drive's about to croak ... :(

My laptop disk also has this "Old_age" and the counter is nowhere near the 
proposed 300000 cycles for a disk life. Therefore, I think your disk is 
not yet dying. Maybe you could find some more information in the smartctl 
documentation.


Nils