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I have bought a new HDD. Toshiba P300 2TB; HDWD120UZSVA

Data sheet: https://www.toshiba-storage.com/products/toshiba-internal-hard-drives-p300/

To be sure, that this drive is in good health and will remain in good health for a long time, I decided to test it first, before using it.

I have made this:

  1. the HDD is empty
  2. sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sdx
  3. sudo badblocks -wvs /dev/sdx
  4. I have copied data of about 188 GiB to it
  5. I have read some data

Now Smartctl output looks like this:

smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-4.19.0-22-amd64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Toshiba P300 Device Model: TOSHIBA HDWD120 Serial Number: 22MM8L6AS LU WWN Device Id: 5 000039 fdbf309cc Firmware Version: MX4OACF0 User Capacity: 2,000,398,934,016 bytes [2.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm Form Factor: 3.5 inches Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4 SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s) Local Time is: Sun Oct 30 19:04:09 2022 CET SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled AAM feature is: Unavailable APM feature is: Disabled Rd look-ahead is: Enabled Write cache is: Enabled DSN feature is: Unavailable ATA Security is: Disabled, NOT FROZEN [SEC1] === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x84) Offline data collection activity was suspended by an interrupting command from host. Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: (14439) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. No Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 241) minutes. SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported. SCT Error Recovery Control supported. SCT Feature Control supported. SCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate PO-R-- 100 100 016 - 0 2 Throughput_Performance P-S--- 139 139 054 - 70 3 Spin_Up_Time POS--- 128 128 024 - 296 (Average 297) 4 Start_Stop_Count -O--C- 100 100 000 - 18 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO--CK 100 100 005 - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate PO-R-- 100 100 067 - 0 8 Seek_Time_Performance P-S--- 124 124 020 - 33 9 Power_On_Hours -O--C- 100 100 000 - 49 10 Spin_Retry_Count PO--C- 100 100 060 - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 18 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 22 193 Load_Cycle_Count -O--C- 100 100 000 - 22 194 Temperature_Celsius -O---- 171 171 000 - 35 (Min/Max 21/42) 196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector -O---K 100 100 000 - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable ---R-- 100 100 000 - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O-R-- 200 200 000 - 0 ||||||_ K auto-keep |||||__ C event count ||||___ R error rate |||____ S speed/performance ||_____ O updated online |______ P prefailure warning General Purpose Log Directory Version 1 SMART Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support] Address Access R/W Size Description 0x00 GPL,SL R/O 1 Log Directory 0x01 SL R/O 1 Summary SMART error log 0x03 GPL R/O 1 Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log 0x04 GPL R/O 7 Device Statistics log 0x06 SL R/O 1 SMART self-test log 0x07 GPL R/O 1 Extended self-test log 0x08 GPL R/O 2 Power Conditions log 0x09 SL R/W 1 Selective self-test log 0x10 GPL R/O 1 NCQ Command Error log 0x11 GPL R/O 1 SATA Phy Event Counters log 0x20 GPL R/O 1 Streaming performance log [OBS-8] 0x21 GPL R/O 1 Write stream error log 0x22 GPL R/O 1 Read stream error log 0x80-0x9f GPL,SL R/W 16 Host vendor specific log 0xe0 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Command/Status 0xe1 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Data Transfer SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (1 sectors) No Errors Logged SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors) Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5 - SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS 1 0 0 Not_testing 2 0 0 Not_testing 3 0 0 Not_testing 4 0 0 Not_testing 5 0 0 Not_testing Selective self-test flags (0x0): After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. SCT Status Version: 3 SCT Version (vendor specific): 256 (0x0100) Device State: SMART Off-line Data Collection executing in background (4) Current Temperature: 35 Celsius Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 29/35 Celsius Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 21/42 Celsius Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0 SCT Temperature History Version: 2 Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute Min/Max recommended Temperature: 0/60 Celsius Min/Max Temperature Limit: -40/70 Celsius Temperature History Size (Index): 128 (20) Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius 21 2022-10-30 16:57 36 ***************** 22 2022-10-30 16:58 36 ***************** 23 2022-10-30 16:59 36 ***************** 24 2022-10-30 17:00 37 ****************** ... ..( 8 skipped). .. ****************** 33 2022-10-30 17:09 37 ****************** 34 2022-10-30 17:10 38 ******************* 35 2022-10-30 17:11 38 ******************* 36 2022-10-30 17:12 37 ****************** 37 2022-10-30 17:13 38 ******************* ... ..( 2 skipped). .. ******************* 40 2022-10-30 17:16 38 ******************* 41 2022-10-30 17:17 37 ****************** 42 2022-10-30 17:18 37 ****************** 43 2022-10-30 17:19 38 ******************* ... ..( 5 skipped). .. ******************* 49 2022-10-30 17:25 38 ******************* 50 2022-10-30 17:26 39 ******************** ... ..( 13 skipped). .. ******************** 64 2022-10-30 17:40 39 ******************** 65 2022-10-30 17:41 38 ******************* 66 2022-10-30 17:42 39 ******************** ... ..( 2 skipped). .. ******************** 69 2022-10-30 17:45 39 ******************** 70 2022-10-30 17:46 38 ******************* ... ..( 4 skipped). .. ******************* 75 2022-10-30 17:51 38 ******************* 76 2022-10-30 17:52 39 ******************** 77 2022-10-30 17:53 38 ******************* ... ..( 17 skipped). .. ******************* 95 2022-10-30 18:11 38 ******************* 96 2022-10-30 18:12 39 ******************** 97 2022-10-30 18:13 39 ******************** 98 2022-10-30 18:14 38 ******************* 99 2022-10-30 18:15 39 ******************** 100 2022-10-30 18:16 38 ******************* 101 2022-10-30 18:17 39 ******************** 102 2022-10-30 18:18 38 ******************* 103 2022-10-30 18:19 39 ******************** 104 2022-10-30 18:20 38 ******************* 105 2022-10-30 18:21 39 ******************** 106 2022-10-30 18:22 39 ******************** 107 2022-10-30 18:23 38 ******************* ... ..( 7 skipped). .. ******************* 115 2022-10-30 18:31 38 ******************* 116 2022-10-30 18:32 ? - 117 2022-10-30 18:33 30 *********** ... ..( 2 skipped). .. *********** 120 2022-10-30 18:36 30 *********** 121 2022-10-30 18:37 31 ************ ... ..( 3 skipped). .. ************ 125 2022-10-30 18:41 31 ************ 126 2022-10-30 18:42 32 ************* ... ..( 3 skipped). .. ************* 2 2022-10-30 18:46 32 ************* 3 2022-10-30 18:47 33 ************** ... ..( 3 skipped). .. ************** 7 2022-10-30 18:51 33 ************** 8 2022-10-30 18:52 34 *************** ... ..( 3 skipped). .. *************** 12 2022-10-30 18:56 34 *************** 13 2022-10-30 18:57 35 **************** ... ..( 6 skipped). .. **************** 20 2022-10-30 19:04 35 **************** SCT Error Recovery Control: Read: Disabled Write: Disabled Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04) Page Offset Size Value Flags Description 0x01 ===== = = === == General Statistics (rev 1) == 0x01 0x008 4 18 --- Lifetime Power-On Resets 0x01 0x010 4 49 --- Power-on Hours 0x01 0x018 6 16155878806 --- Logical Sectors Written 0x01 0x020 6 122590468 --- Number of Write Commands 0x01 0x028 6 15677407836 --- Logical Sectors Read 0x01 0x030 6 122505183 --- Number of Read Commands 0x03 ===== = = === == Rotating Media Statistics (rev 1) == 0x03 0x008 4 49 --- Spindle Motor Power-on Hours 0x03 0x010 4 49 --- Head Flying Hours 0x03 0x018 4 22 --- Head Load Events 0x03 0x020 4 0 --- Number of Reallocated Logical Sectors 0x03 0x028 4 0 --- Read Recovery Attempts 0x03 0x030 4 6 --- Number of Mechanical Start Failures 0x04 ===== = = === == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) == 0x04 0x008 4 0 --- Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors 0x04 0x010 4 4 --- Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion 0x05 ===== = = === == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) == 0x05 0x008 1 35 --- Current Temperature 0x05 0x010 1 37 N-- Average Short Term Temperature 0x05 0x018 1 - N-- Average Long Term Temperature 0x05 0x020 1 42 --- Highest Temperature 0x05 0x028 1 21 --- Lowest Temperature 0x05 0x030 1 40 N-- Highest Average Short Term Temperature 0x05 0x038 1 25 N-- Lowest Average Short Term Temperature 0x05 0x040 1 - N-- Highest Average Long Term Temperature 0x05 0x048 1 - N-- Lowest Average Long Term Temperature 0x05 0x050 4 0 --- Time in Over-Temperature 0x05 0x058 1 60 --- Specified Maximum Operating Temperature 0x05 0x060 4 0 --- Time in Under-Temperature 0x05 0x068 1 0 --- Specified Minimum Operating Temperature 0x06 ===== = = === == Transport Statistics (rev 1) == 0x06 0x008 4 65 --- Number of Hardware Resets 0x06 0x010 4 37 --- Number of ASR Events 0x06 0x018 4 0 --- Number of Interface CRC Errors |||_ C monitored condition met ||__ D supports DSN |___ N normalized value SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11) ID Size Value Description 0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error 0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS 0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS 0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS 0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS 0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS 0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS 0x0009 2 16 Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy 0x000a 2 0 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET 0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS 0x000d 2 0 Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS

I am a bit shocked about the line

0x03 0x030 4 6 --- Number of Mechanical Start Failures

Is this normal for a new HDD? Or should I send it back?

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    Send back, not normal Commented Oct 30, 2022 at 19:06
  • 1. You need to have backups of any valuable info anyways 2. I've seen HDDs with bad SMART stats (including over 50 reallocated sectors) working for more than a decade without a single issue. 3. If this value never increases, it could have been something of a rare occurrence. Commented Oct 31, 2022 at 2:58
  • OK. I have sent it back and gotten a new one. Result: Same issue: filehorst.de/d/eCkpwsCD // "0x03 0x030 4 6 --- Number of Mechanical Start Failures" //; And it looks like SMART Attributes are a bit more worse than from the first HDD. (For example Spin_Up_Time: 100 instead of 128). So maybe send it back a second time? Commented Nov 5, 2022 at 15:17

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I believe this particular value can be safely ignored and is NOT indicative of any eminent failure.

I have a 6x2TB Raid Array with ZFS using raid2z and ECC Ram. meaning that my filesystem does integrity checking of the data on the drives and I haven't experienced any problems with data consistency or availiability.

4 of the 6 disks in the array are the Toshiba P300 2GB. They ALL have the same value as you and I cannot believe it's a coincidence.

My drives are not of the same age / batch and don't have the same uptime. Some have been purchased with more than a year apart from older ones.

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