[Solved] HD Tune Health Test: B8 Unknown Attribute Failed - Should I Worry? Error Analysis

Hello, the HD Tune Health test showed the error below, is this something serious or do I need to worry?

Show complete SMART from CDI (stretch the window so that all parameters are visible) =>
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html

This is an End to End error. His speech is nothing good. This error occurs when there is a problem with the disk cache. Unfortunately, I don't know how to check the efficiency of the disk cache.

In general, a disk with a defective cache memory can be very dangerous - such a defect can lead to corruption of data written on the disk (ie it may be written with corruption and impossible to read correctly).

But maybe the problem is elsewhere. Parameter B7 is SATA Downshifts. The disk passed a lot of them (this means that it switched to the lower SATA generation in the course of work to be able to work properly). This means that there may be something wrong with the SATA cable, it is worth replacing it as a preventive measure.

Unfortunately, you found the rest of the table invalid, so it's hard to judge the rest of the parameters.

Based only on this data, it is worth replacing the SATA tape with a decent one and observe whether the B7 and B8 parameters (RAW values, i.e. the Data column in HDTune) will not increase.

This is the second part of the view:



I put the drive in the external usb pocket (Digitus 3.0) and here the test looks different:



Changing the sata tape will be possible only in a few days, I will post the info right away.
And one more thing: earlier there was a 400GB disk in this computer, which was very loud, so I replaced it, but there were no errors on it, although it was connected with the same tape:

You really don't see those sliders on the right? We have truncated SMART from ST.
One thing you should know, since you've insisted on HDtune do SMART - it incorrectly highlights bugs - it's such an open secret.

sebamjuzik wrote:

This is the second part of the view:

This beyond what I wrote, I have no more comments. Replace the tape with a decent one, watch if the value in the column data for B7, B8 and C7 does not increase.

sebamjuzik wrote:

I put the drive in the external usb pocket (Digitus 3.0) and here the test looks different:

It has to look different because it's a different drive. In the case of this WD there is nothing to complain about too much.

sebamjuzik wrote:

earlier there was a 400GB disk in this computer, which was very loud, so I replaced it, but there were no errors on it, although it was connected with the same tape

It doesn't change anything.

dt1 wrote:

sebamjuzik wrote:

I put the drive in the external usb pocket (Digitus 3.0) and here the test looks different:

It has to look different because it's a different drive. In the case of this WD there is nothing to complain about too much.

dt1 - in the pocket I put the same disk with errors on the tape, unless the pocket changes the shape of things ...

The disk with errors from the first post is Seagate ST3250318AS, 250GB.
The drive that was described as the in-pocket drive was Western Digital WD10EURX, 1000GB.

The identification is correct, the pocket does not change it, just two different disks were checked.

dt1 wrote:

The disk with errors from the first post is Seagate ST3250318AS, 250GB.
The drive that was described as the in-pocket drive was Western Digital WD10EURX, 1000GB.

The identification is correct, the pocket does not change it, just two different disks were checked.

Oh shit actually ... I did not indicate the correct disk in HD Tune ... There was the one with errors in my pocket and I took a screenshot of my PC eh ....

Hello, changing the tape did not give anything, the error still appears, I did a test with CrystalDiskInfo, the readings are the same:

Changing the tape probably did a lot. Errors that have been accrued will not suddenly be cleared after changing the tape. However, no new errors appeared, the B7 / B8 / C7 values are the same as a week ago, so the situation does not worsen.

dt1 wrote:

Changing the tape probably did a lot. Errors that have been accrued will not suddenly be cleared after changing the tape. However, no new errors appeared, the B7 / B8 / C7 values are the same as a week ago, so the situation does not worsen.

Probably right Now I have two questions: is it dangerous, however, and should a drive that has been behind it over 13,000 hours be replaced even more?

No drive, even a new one, is a device that should be trusted in particular. Back up your important stuff, whether to a 13,000-hour drive or a new drive.

In addition, the new drives are faster, but their failure rate also seems to be higher than that of the old models.

Honestly, if the drive is okay with no problems, it doesn't panic too much. You can install SMART status monitoring software periodically and inform you if something starts happening. I would most likely do that.

Oki thanks for your valuable advice