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Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."?

From Arno <me@privacy.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, alt.comp.periphs.hdd
Subject Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."?
Date 2011-11-06 12:04 +0000
Message-ID <9hnbdlFj3jU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <L-6dnVJjDMsKtivTnZ2dnUVZ_r0AAAAA@earthlink.com>

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> Hi.

> Is this error something to worry about quickly (will have to buy a new 
> HDD if it is urgent. but they are expensive due to Thailand's flood :()?

> Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:58:13 -0700
> From: root
> To: root
> Subject: SMART error (Usage) detected on host: FooBar

> This email was generated by the smartd daemon running on:

>    host name: FooBar
>   DNS domain: localdomain
>   NIS domain: (none)

> The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon:

> Device: /dev/sdb [SAT], Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours.

> For details see host's SYSLOG.

> You can also use the smartctl utility for further investigation.
> Another email message will be sent in 24 hours if the problem persists.

Don't worry. This means the drive manufacturer thinks it is about 
time that you buy a new one, but otherwise the drive is fine.

This is a pure uptime count that expires when a pre-set 
usage time is reached.

Arno
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"Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-05 23:39 -0700
  Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-11-06 12:04 +0000
    Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Christian Franke <Christian.Franke@t-online.de> - 2011-11-06 18:54 +0100
      Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2011-11-07 14:13 -0600
        Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-07 23:10 -0800
          Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Bill Marcum <bill@lat.localnet> - 2011-11-09 11:42 -0500
            Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-10 06:36 -0800
  Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2011-11-07 06:33 +1100
  Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? (thanks!) Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-06 12:19 -0800
  Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? philo <philo@invalid.not> - 2011-11-06 20:40 -0600
    Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-07 12:57 +0000
    Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) - 2011-11-07 15:26 +0000
      Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-07 15:32 +0000
        Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-11-07 07:39 -0800
          Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-07 16:17 +0000
            Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-11-07 08:33 -0800
            Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Kevin Snodgrass <kdsnodgrass@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-07 19:01 +0000
              Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-07 20:20 +0000
                Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2011-11-07 14:27 -0600
                Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-08 10:17 +0000
                Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-09 05:53 -0800
                Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-11-09 15:03 +0000
                Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2011-11-10 06:30 -0800
            Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) - 2011-11-07 19:30 +0000
      Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2011-11-07 07:37 -0800
    Re: "Failed SMART usage Attribute: 9 Power_On_Hours."? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2011-11-07 14:02 -0600

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