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What is the Impact of SMART 12 Values on Drive Health?

by Maureen_Kelly | Oct 21, 2024 | SMART

SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) attributes are a critical tool for predicting potential failures in hard drives. One key attribute is SMART 12, which tracks the number of power cycle counts or how many times the drive has been powered off...

What is the Relevance of Device Error Count for Drive Health?

by Maureen_Kelly | Oct 14, 2024 | Drive Health Monitoring

The “device error count” refers to the running total of errors recorded by your drive. It includes such errors as: ID Not Found (for valid Logical Block Addresses), write fault errors, servo errors, and uncorrectable errors. It excludes errors caused by faulty...

What Do “Device Not Ready” Errors Say About Your Drive Health?

by Maureen_Kelly | Oct 8, 2024 | Monitoring Drives

The “Drive Not Ready (DNR)” error reported by computer and NAS systems is an interesting one. For hard disk drives (HDD), a DNR error means that the drive is unusable or has failed. A DNR indicates that the SATA or NVMe interface is working but that the drive is not...

How Do SMART 197 Errors Impact Your Drives?

by Maureen_Kelly | Sep 30, 2024 | SMART

As per recent AI-based research conducted by ULINK, SMART 197 or Current Pending Sector Count is among the top 5 threshold alerts for predicting unresponsive drives. A SMART 197 error indicates that there are pending sectors on your hard drive. These sectors are...

How is XAI Used in DA Drive Analyzer?

by Maureen_Kelly | Sep 23, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence

Explainable AI (XAI) refers to methods and techniques in artificial intelligence that make the outcomes of AI models understandable to humans. XAI is essential for ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in AI systems, particularly when they are used in...

What is the Impact of SMART 12 Values on Drive Health?

What is the Relevance of Device Error Count for Drive Health?

What Do “Device Not Ready” Errors Say About Your Drive Health?

How Do SMART 197 Errors Impact Your Drives?

How is XAI Used in DA Drive Analyzer?

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