WD 20EARX Dead Again
Another new drive bad from the start:
Jun 2 15:14:18 one-desktop kernel: [15895.386779] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x1 SErr 0x280900 action 0x6 frozen
Jun 2 15:14:18 one-desktop kernel: [15895.386782] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error
Jun 2 15:14:18 one-desktop kernel: [15895.386784] ata2: SError: { UnrecovData HostInt 10B8B BadCRC }
Jun 2 15:14:18 one-desktop kernel: [15895.386788] ata2.00: cmd 60/0........
Powersupply Issue, Motherboard AHCI issue?
This is the most I can get when plugging in a hard drive hot and only on some power connectors.
[71656.314271] ata5: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x90a02 action 0xe frozen
[71656.314277] ata5: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[71656.314285] ata5: SError: { RecovComm Persist HostInt PHYRdyChg 10B8B }
[71656.314294] ata5: hard resetting link
[71660.360686] ata5: softreset failed (device not ready)
[71660.360694] ata5: applying........
How To Test If Your Hard Drive Is Good/Signs of dying hard drive
I like dd, although it only reads it, usually a read test of the entire disk will uncover if your hard drive is bad in some parts. This is a good thing to do at least once a month, a lot of times bizarre program behavior, laginess and crashing/unnmounting problems etc.. are due to a failing disc and SMART won't know it or indicate a problem:
We must also remember there's never a guarantee, I've found that ever since we moved to larger and more platters per drive with 1TB drives........