Damned coincidence

Submitted by gionn on 21/06/2011 23:24

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SMART error (ErrorCount) detected on host: fs
Device: /dev/sdb, ATA error count increased from 0 to 74

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
Device Model: ST3500320AS
[..]
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 070 070 000 Old_age Always - 26286

OH wait: 26286 / 24 / 365 = 3,00068493 yr

This disk broke exactly after 3 years. WTF?

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dimmer

20/10/2011 21:07

Does this drive have a 3-year warranty? I guess those guys set warranty periods very intelligently.

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