Hard Disk Monitoring

Thanks for your message. Yes, this is a good example why checking the VALUE field of a particular S.M.A.R.T. attribute is completely wrong idea and generally misleading. In most cases exactly as you can see, this number changes quickly, you may see "drops" until it stabilizes in a lower v...

I recently purchased a recertified 14tb hdd and i'm concerned about the spin-up time value decreasing. I wanted to get some insight if this is something to be concerned about or if its normal behavior. The drive was an enterprise wd with the smart data reset by the manufacturer in the recertificatio...