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  1. I replaced some sata cables for the array drives and seems the issue is gone! At least for now. My external dock which I use to copy files over also seems to be having issues, so, I suppose the eSATA cable needs replacement also. Thanks for the help, Joe L!
  2. Thanks Joe L! I didn't notice that in the second log the device name was there. What about the first log, the overnight one... How can I tell which disk is which?
  3. Another thing I saw. What do these errors mean exactly ? Jan 4 13:00:16 Tower kernel: ata15: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x80000 action 0xe frozen (Errors) Jan 4 13:00:16 Tower kernel: ata15: irq_stat 0x01100010, PHY RDY changed (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:16 Tower kernel: ata15: SError: { 10B8B } (Errors) Jan 4 13:00:16 Tower kernel: ata15: hard resetting link (Minor Issues) Jan 4 13:00:18 Tower kernel: ata15: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:23 Tower kernel: ata15: hard resetting link (Minor Issues) Jan 4 13:00:25 Tower kernel: ata15: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:25 Tower kernel: ata15: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:30 Tower kernel: ata15: hard resetting link (Minor Issues) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: ata15: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 10) (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: ata15.00: disabled (Errors) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: ata15: EH complete (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: ata15.00: detaching (SCSI 15:0:0:0) (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: sd 15:0:0:0: [sdp] Synchronizing SCSI cache (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: sd 15:0:0:0: [sdp] Result: hostbyte=0x04 driverbyte=0x00 (System) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: sd 15:0:0:0: [sdp] Stopping disk (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: sd 15:0:0:0: [sdp] START_STOP FAILED (Drive related) Jan 4 13:00:32 Tower kernel: sd 15:0:0:0: [sdp] Result: hostbyte=0x04 driverbyte=0x00 (System)
  4. Yesterday I inserted 3 new HDDs (after preclearing them) in my array to a total of 14 disks now, and I left two "move" processes overnight, trough telnet sessions, and aparently there have been some issues. - One of the processes is still running, but really really slow, it's already taking 10 hours or more to move just 1TB internally, I don't remember it being that slow; - The other process just stopped moving overnight, with no warning whatsoever in the telnet window. Here is what I found in the syslog, can somebody please explain me what is is? Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x180000 action 0x6 frozen Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: edma_err_cause=00000020 pp_flags=00000000, SError=00180000 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: SError: { 10B8B Dispar } Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: hard resetting link Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x180000 action 0x6 frozen Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: edma_err_cause=00000020 pp_flags=00000000, SError=00180000 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: SError: { 10B8B Dispar } Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: hard resetting link Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x180000 action 0x6 frozen Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: edma_err_cause=00000020 pp_flags=00000000, SError=00180000 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: SError: { 10B8B Dispar } Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: hard resetting link Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11.00: configured for UDMA/133 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata11: EH complete Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10.00: configured for UDMA/133 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata10: EH complete Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13.00: configured for UDMA/133 Jan 4 02:57:02 Tower kernel: ata13: EH complete Thanks in advance!
  5. Samsung released firmware update for these drives: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/faqView.do?b2b_bbs_msg_id=386 I'm wondering if this solves the issues with unRaid or if it isn't releated at all? Edit: Oops, didn't see the other thread. Sorry for that.
  6. I posted a syslog back at the preclear utility thread by mistake, so here it is in the right place.Here are attached two syslogs from preclearing the same drive. I believe some values changed from one preclear to another, so maybe something is wrong with the drive? RMA? What would you do guys? Thanks in advance. disco_falhou.txt disco_falhou_2.txt
  7. So, I'm not having much luck with Samsung drives. I sent onde for RMA some months ago and now that I bought four more, one of them gave me this report with preclear script Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: smartctl version 5.38 [i486-slackware-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Device Model: SAMSUNG HD203WI Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Serial Number: S1UYJ1KZ303392 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Firmware Version: 1AN10002 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ATA Version is: 8 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ATA Standard is: Not recognized. Minor revision code: 0x28 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Local Time is: Tue Jun 15 17:10:49 2010 GMT Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ==> WARNING: May need -F samsung or -F samsung2 enabled; see manual for details. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART support is: Enabled Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: General SMART Values: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Offline data collection status: (0x00)^IOffline data collection activity Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^Iwas never started. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline Data Collection: Disabled. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Self-test execution status: ( 0)^IThe previous self-test routine completed Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^Iwithout error or no self-test has ever Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^Ibeen run. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Total time to complete Offline Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: data collection: ^I^I (25740) seconds. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Offline data collection Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: capabilities: ^I^I^I (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^IAuto Offline data collection on/off support. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISuspend Offline collection upon new Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^Icommand. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^IOffline surface scan supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISelf-test supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^INo Conveyance Self-test supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISelective Self-test supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART capabilities: (0x0003)^ISaves SMART data before entering Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^Ipower-saving mode. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISupports SMART auto save timer. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Error logging capability: (0x01)^IError logging supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^IGeneral Purpose Logging supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Short self-test routine Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: recommended polling time: ^I ( 2) minutes. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Extended self-test routine Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: recommended polling time: ^I ( 255) minutes. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SCT capabilities: ^I (0x003f)^ISCT Status supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Feature Control supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ^I^I^I^I^ISCT Data Table supported. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 390 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 2 Throughput_Performance 0x0026 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0023 062 062 025 Pre-fail Always - 11768 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 3 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 61 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 252 252 051 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0024 252 252 015 Old_age Offline - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 40 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 252 252 051 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 3 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0022 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0022 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 61 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 252 252 000 Old_age Offline - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0036 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x002a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 174 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 223 Load_Retry_Count 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 225 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 5 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART Error Log Version: 1 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: No Errors Logged Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t] Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART Selective Self-Test Log Data Structure Revision Number (0) should be 1 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Warning: ATA Specification requires selective self-test log data structure revision number = 1 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 1 0 0 Completed [00% left] (0-65535) Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 2 0 0 Not_testing Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 3 0 0 Not_testing Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 4 0 0 Not_testing Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: 5 0 0 Not_testing Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Selective self-test flags (0x0): Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-finish[29189]: Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: ============================================================================ Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Disk /dev/sdl has been successfully precleared Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Ran 1 preclear-disk cycle Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Last Cycle's Pre Read Time : 7:34:47 (73 MB/s) Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Last Cycle's Zeroing time : 7:18:11 (76 MB/s) Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 15:17:32 (36 MB/s) Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Last Cycle's Total Time : 30:11:58 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Total Elapsed Time 30:11:58 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: == Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: ============================================================================ Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: S.M.A.R.T. error count differences detected after pre-clear Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: note, some 'raw' values may change, but not be an indication of a problem Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: 55c55 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: < 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 252 252 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: --- Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 390 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: 59c59 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: < 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 252 252 010 Pre-fail Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: --- Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: > 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 61 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: 67,68c67,68 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: < 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x003a 252 252 000 Old_age Always Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: < 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: --- Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: > 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age Always Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: > 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 61 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: 72c72 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: < 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x002a 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: --- Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: > 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x002a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 174 Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: ============================================================================ Jun 15 17:10:50 Tower preclear_disk-diff[29202]: If I understand correctly, 61 Reallocated Sectors by the end of preclear... Should I sent this drive back or is "61 ok"?
  8. Thanks a lot for your help, guys! I just added those 3 drives to the array and I'll be sending the other one to warranty. And I'm sorry for asking a question that had been answered many times already. Cheers!
  9. Thanks for all the help, I'll definitely send the drive for a replacement! I'm glad I did find out about it before adding it to the array, that would have been a headache, for sure! As for the other 3 drives, I keep getting those S.M.A.R.T. "Airflow_temperature_Cel" and "Soft_Read_error_Rate" that I was told not to worry about. I'm just curious, what do these errors mean exactly? Regards! Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: ============================================================================ Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Disk /dev/sdg has been successfully precleared Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Ran 1 preclear-disk cycle Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Using :Read block size = 8225280 Bytes Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Last Cycle's Pre Read Time : 5:39:06 (73 MB/s) Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Last Cycle's Zeroing time : 5:53:20 (70 MB/s) Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Last Cycle's Post Read Time : 10:59:39 (37 MB/s) Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Last Cycle's Total Time : 22:33:09 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Total Elapsed Time 22:33:09 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Disk Start Temperature: 18C Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Current Disk Temperature: 21C, Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: == Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: ============================================================================ Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: S.M.A.R.T. error count differences detected after pre-clear Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: note, some 'raw' values may change, but not be an indication of a problem Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: 71c71 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: < 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 082 076 000 Old_age Always - 18 (Lifetime Min/Max 18/18) Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: --- Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: > 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 079 076 000 Old_age Always - 21 (Lifetime Min/Max 18/22) Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: 78c78 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: < 201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate 0x000a 253 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: --- Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: > 201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 Mar 16 07:30:17 Tower preclear_disk-diff[14200]: ============================================================================
  10. Ok, memtest has ended, i got the following message. "*****Pass complete, no errors, press Esc to exit*****" Edit: Ok, so I tried changing SATA cables to see if it would work, but still didn't. I woke up this morning and the process had stopped at 20-someting %. Here is the syslog attached, hope some of you guys can help me figure out what's going on. Weird thing is, it doesn't seem the syslog is complete, as I started the process at around 1AM but I couldn't find any log with that time stamp. Cheers! PS: It seems the forum doesn't accept rar files. Please remove the ".zip" part. syslog-20100315-084710.rar.zip
  11. I belive I had the latest version because I installed it on January and I believe no new version has come out since. I re-installed preclear_disk.sh anyway, just in case. I'm running a memtest right now, I'll tell you how it turned out. Two of those 4 discs I added recently are connected directly in the mobo, and the other two are connected to a Supermicro 8port PCI-X card. Since all the 4 drives gave me those errors at first, I thought it wouldn't be from the sata card. The second time I ran the preclear script, 3 drives came out "fine" (those errors that I still don't know what are, are still there, but the disks were precleared). The only disk giving me a headache is this one that won't preclear past 11%. I'll tell you how the memtest went and I'll also post a syslog once I can.
  12. Ok, so I did what you suggested,prostuff1. I had already re-ran preclear on that drive that I took the printscreen with, so I did it again with the other 3 drives. 2 of them also gave those errors, but I just ignored them. The last one, however, isn't "pre-clearing"... I've already repeated the process 3 times but it just gets to 11% of the 1st step and then it doesn't do anything else, it just stays there... Time increases, but it just goes on and on without reading the drive... Any ideas?
  13. Hey everyone! I have at the moment 4 discs on my array and I just added 4 more (Samsung green 1.5TB disks) last week to grow the array. After the disks were installed, I ran simultaneously preclear_disk on those disks and I got errors on every disk. I thought that was very strange, so I re-ran the 1st disk with pre-clear to see what would come up. I took 2 pictures of the errors I got on the 2nd run (I don't have any of the first run, sorry, but there were more errors does preclear keep a log file somewhere?) Are these errors that I should be concerned about or can I add the drives to the array? What I thought was strange was that each and every one of the new disks had errors... This didn't happened to me with the first 4 disks (those are WD GReen).