This is the list of all known attributes supported by IDE and Serial ATA hard disks. Note: some manufacturers may use the attributes for different purposes also. Attributes not listed here are "vendor specific" attributes (their purpose is not known).
1 | Errors occured while reading raw data from a disk | Indicate problem with the disk surface or the read/write heads. |
2 | General throughput performance of the hard disk | Indicate problem with motor, servo or bearings. |
3 | Time needed by spindle to spin-up to full RPM | Indicate problem with motor or bearings. |
4 | Count of start/stop cycles of spindle | This value does not directly affect the condition of the drive. |
5 | Count of sectors moved to the spare area | Indicate problem with the disk surface or the read/write heads. |
6 | Margin of a channel while reading data | The exact function of this attribute is not specified. |
7 | Rate of positioning errors of the read/write heads | Indicate problem with servo, head. High temperature can also cause this problem. |
8 | Average time of seek operations of the heads | Indicate problem with servo. |
9 | Total time the drive is powered on | The unit of the measure depends on the manufacturer. |
10 | Retry count of spin start attempts | Indicate problem with motor, bearings or power supply. |
11 | Number of attempts to calibrate a drive | Indicate problem with motor, bearings or power supply. |
12 | Number of complete power on/off cycles | This value does not directly affect the condition of the drive. |
13 | Number of software read errors | The number of uncorreactable read errors. |
190 | Airflow temperature | The temperature of the air inside the hard disk housing. |
191 | Count of problems caused by mechanical shock | Acceleration (for example falling) can cause mechanical shock. |
192 | Count of power off cycles | This value does not directly affect the condition of the drive. |
193 | Count of load/unload cycles | Number of cycles the head moved into landing zone position. |
194 | Disk temperature | The temperature inside the hard disk housing. |
195 | Count of correctable errors | Number of errors corrected by the internal error correcting mechanism. |
196 | Count of sector remap operations | Number of all (successful and failed) remap operations. |
197 | Count of unstable sectors | These pending sectors may be remapped to the spare area. |
198 | Count of uncorrectable errors when reading/writing | Indicate problem with the disk surface or the read/write heads. |
199 | Count of errors during data transfer between disk and host | Indicate problem with the power supply or data cable. |
200 | Errors occured while writing raw data from a disk | Indicate problem with the disk surface or the read/write heads. |
201 | Number of software read errors | The number of uncorreactable read errors. |
202 | Number of data address mark errors | Number of incorrect or invalid address marks. |
203 | Number of data correction errors | Invalid error correction checksum found during error correction. |
204 | Number of corrected data errors | Errors corrected by the internal error correction mechanism. |
205 | Number of thermal problems | Total number of problems caused by high temperature. |
206 | Head flying height | The height of the disk heads above the disk surface. |
207 | Current value during spin up | The current needed to spin up the drive. |
208 | Number of cycles needed to spin up | The number of retries during spin up because of low current available. |
209 | Drive performance during offline operations | The seek performance of the drive during internal self tests. |
220 | Distance of the disk has shifted relative to the spindle | Incorrect disk spin can be cause by mechanical shock or high temperature. |
221 | Number of mechanical errors | Number of errors resulting from shock or vibration. |
222 | Number of powered on hours | This value is constantly increasing (once per every hour). |
223 | Number of load/unload operations | The number of drive head enters/leaves the data zone. |
224 | Mechanical friction rate | The rate of friction between mechanical parts. Indicate problem with the mechanical subsystem of the drive. |
226 | Total time the heads are loaded | The time while the read/write heads are in the data zone. |
227 | Rate of torque increase | Torque increase during the spin up operation of the hard disk. |
228 | Number of power off cycles | The number of times the head was retracted as a result of power loss. |
230 | Head positioning amplitude | Head moving distances between operations. |
231 | Disk temperature | The temperature inside the hard disk housing. |
240 | Number of head positioning hours | Time spent during the positioning of the drive heads. |
250 | Number of retries during read operations | Number of errors found during reading a sector from disk surface. |
This is the list of all known attributes supported by SCSI hard disks. Note: some manufacturers may use the attributes for different purposes also. Attributes not listed here are "vendor specific" attributes (their purpose is not known).
01 | Buffer over/under run counters |
02_0000 | Write errors corrected without substantial delay |
02_0001 | Write errors corrected with possible delays |
02_0002 | Total write errors |
02_0003 | Total write errors corrected |
02_0004 | Total write errors corrected by algorythm |
02_0005 | Total bytes written |
02_0006 | Total uncorrected write errors |
03_0000 | Read errors corrected by ECC hardware method |
03_0001 | Read errors corrected with possible delays |
03_0002 | Total read errors |
03_0003 | Total read errors corrected |
03_0004 | Total read errors corrected by algorythm |
03_0005 | Total bytes read |
03_0006 | Total uncorrected read errors |
04_0000 | Read reverse errors corrected by ECC hardware method |
04_0001 | Read reverse errors corrected with possible delays |
04_0002 | Total read reverse errors |
04_0003 | Total read reverse errors corrected |
04_0004 | Total read reverse errors corrected by algorythm |
04_0005 | Total bytes read reverse |
04_0006 | Total uncorrected read reverse errors |
05_0000 | Verify errors corrected without substantial delay |
05_0001 | Verify errors corrected with possible delays |
05_0002 | Total verify errors |
05_0003 | Total verify errors corrected |
05_0004 | Total verify errors corrected by algorythm |
05_0005 | Total bytes verified |
05_0006 | Total uncorrected verify errors |
06_0000 | Non medium errors |
07 | Last error event |
0B | Last deferred error or asynchronous event |
0D_0000 | Temperature |
0D_0001 | Reference temperature |
0E_0001 | Manufacture date (year/week) |
0E_0002 | Accounting date |
0E_0003 | Specified cycle count over device lifetime |
0E_0004 | Accumulated start-stop cycles |
0F | Application client parameter data |
10 | Self test results log |
18 | Protocol specific port log |
37_0000 | Blocks sent to initiator |
37_0001 | Blocks received from initiator |
37_0002 | Blocks read from cache and sent to initiator |
37_0003 | I/O commands with size smaller than segment size |
37_0004 | I/O commands with size larger than segment size |
3E_0000 | Power on time |
3E_0008 | Remaining minutes until next internal test |