I am getting various alerts detailing a scattering of ATA error counts increasing. This could be from a number of things (drive going bad, bad STAT data cable, bad power to the HDD, motherboard controller issue). Any others?
Here is a dump from one of the drives. I currently have reports from 5 (out of 12) drives about ATA error counts increasing.
I have the drives are scattered across different HDD cages. Each cage has their own power supply. Two cages to got sata ports on the motherboard, the other two go to the LSI 9300-8i.
The drives throwing ATA errors are scattered across various cages.
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smartctrl for one drive
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.6.44-production+truenas] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Western Digital Red Plus
Device Model: WDC WD120EFBX-68B0EN0
Serial Number: 5QKWT3ZB
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 2b0f6e71b
Firmware Version: 85.00A85
User Capacity: 12,000,138,625,024 bytes [12.0 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Device is: In smartctl database 7.3/5706
ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.2, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Mon May 19 07:21:30 2025 EDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is: Unavailable
APM feature is: Disabled
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is: Enabled
DSN feature is: Unavailable
ATA Security is: Disabled, NOT FROZEN [SEC1]
Wt Cache Reorder: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 87) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: (1348) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate PO-R-- 100 100 016 - 0
2 Throughput_Performance --S--- 126 126 054 - 116
3 Spin_Up_Time POS--- 218 218 024 - 329 (Average 274)
4 Start_Stop_Count -O--C- 100 100 000 - 90
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO--CK 100 100 005 - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate -O-R-- 100 100 067 - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance --S--- 128 128 020 - 18
9 Power_On_Hours -O--C- 098 098 000 - 18845
10 Spin_Retry_Count -O--C- 100 100 060 - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 90
22 Helium_Level PO---K 100 100 025 - 100
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 927
193 Load_Cycle_Count -O--C- 100 100 000 - 927
194 Temperature_Celsius -O---- 216 216 000 - 30 (Min/Max 11/39)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O--CK 100 100 000 - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O---K 100 100 000 - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ---R-- 100 100 000 - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O-R-- 200 200 000 - 0
||||||_ K auto-keep
|||||__ C event count
||||___ R error rate
|||____ S speed/performance
||_____ O updated online
|______ P prefailure warning
General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
Address Access R/W Size Description
0x00 GPL,SL R/O 1 Log Directory
0x01 SL R/O 1 Summary SMART error log
0x02 SL R/O 1 Comprehensive SMART error log
0x03 GPL R/O 1 Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log
0x04 GPL R/O 256 Device Statistics log
0x04 SL R/O 255 Device Statistics log
0x06 SL R/O 1 SMART self-test log
0x07 GPL R/O 1 Extended self-test log
0x08 GPL R/O 2 Power Conditions log
0x09 SL R/W 1 Selective self-test log
0x0c GPL R/O 5501 Pending Defects log
0x10 GPL R/O 1 NCQ Command Error log
0x11 GPL R/O 1 SATA Phy Event Counters log
0x12 GPL R/O 1 SATA NCQ Non-Data log
0x13 GPL R/O 1 SATA NCQ Send and Receive log
0x15 GPL R/W 1 Rebuild Assist log
0x21 GPL R/O 1 Write stream error log
0x22 GPL R/O 1 Read stream error log
0x24 GPL R/O 256 Current Device Internal Status Data log
0x25 GPL R/O 256 Saved Device Internal Status Data log
0x30 GPL,SL R/O 9 IDENTIFY DEVICE data log
0x80-0x9f GPL,SL R/W 16 Host vendor specific log
0xe0 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Command/Status
0xe1 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Data Transfer
SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No Errors Logged
SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18838 -
# 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18814 -
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18790 -
# 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18766 -
# 5 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 18715 -
# 6 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18694 -
# 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18670 -
# 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18646 -
# 9 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18622 -
#10 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18598 -
#11 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18574 -
#12 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18550 -
#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18526 -
#14 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18502 -
#15 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18480 -
#16 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18462 -
#17 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18438 -
#18 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18414 -
#19 Short offline Completed without error 00% 18390 -
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
SCT Status Version: 3
SCT Version (vendor specific): 256 (0x0100)
Device State: Active (0)
Current Temperature: 30 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 30/31 Celsius
Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 11/39 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0
SCT Temperature History Version: 2
Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature: 0/65 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit: -40/70 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index): 128 (116)
Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius
117 2025-05-19 05:14 30 ***********
... ..(126 skipped). .. ***********
116 2025-05-19 07:21 30 ***********
SCT Error Recovery Control:
Read: 70 (7.0 seconds)
Write: 70 (7.0 seconds)
Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page Offset Size Value Flags Description
0x01 ===== = = === == General Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x01 0x008 4 90 --- Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01 0x010 4 18845 --- Power-on Hours
0x01 0x018 6 209424434260 --- Logical Sectors Written
0x01 0x020 6 1210275338 --- Number of Write Commands
0x01 0x028 6 309423797564 --- Logical Sectors Read
0x01 0x030 6 1688080855 --- Number of Read Commands
0x01 0x038 6 67842461800 --- Date and Time TimeStamp
0x03 ===== = = === == Rotating Media Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x03 0x008 4 18677 --- Spindle Motor Power-on Hours
0x03 0x010 4 18677 --- Head Flying Hours
0x03 0x018 4 927 --- Head Load Events
0x03 0x020 4 0 --- Number of Reallocated Logical Sectors
0x03 0x028 4 0 --- Read Recovery Attempts
0x03 0x030 4 0 --- Number of Mechanical Start Failures
0x04 ===== = = === == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04 0x008 4 0 --- Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04 0x010 4 0 --- Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
0x05 ===== = = === == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x05 0x008 1 30 --- Current Temperature
0x05 0x010 1 30 N-- Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x018 1 31 N-- Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x020 1 39 --- Highest Temperature
0x05 0x028 1 11 --- Lowest Temperature
0x05 0x030 1 38 N-- Highest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x038 1 17 N-- Lowest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x040 1 35 N-- Highest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x048 1 25 N-- Lowest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x050 4 0 --- Time in Over-Temperature
0x05 0x058 1 65 --- Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
0x05 0x060 4 0 --- Time in Under-Temperature
0x05 0x068 1 0 --- Specified Minimum Operating Temperature
0x06 ===== = = === == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06 0x008 4 326 --- Number of Hardware Resets
0x06 0x010 4 79 --- Number of ASR Events
0x06 0x018 4 0 --- Number of Interface CRC Errors
0xff ===== = = === == Vendor Specific Statistics (rev 1) ==
0xff 0x040 7 20560 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x048 7 115 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x050 7 0 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x058 7 0 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x060 7 0 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x068 7 0 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x070 7 791 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x078 7 0 --- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x080 7 20 --- Vendor Specific
|||_ C monitored condition met
||__ D supports DSN
|___ N normalized value
Pending Defects log (GP Log 0x0c)
No Defects Logged
SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID Size Value Description
0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x0008 2 0 Device-to-host non-data FIS retries
0x0009 2 8 Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a 2 8 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d 2 0 Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
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