Looking for some guidance on my issue...
Windows 7 x64
StableBits scanner 2.4.2928
StableBits Drivepool 2.0.420
Intel z77 internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s connections
Intel SATA driver version 12.9.0.1001
StableBit Scanner started to warn me about SMART errors on one of my two WD RED 3TB drives in a 6TB StableBit Drivepool.
"S.M.A.R.T. is not predicting imminent disk failure. However, some well known S.M.A.R.T. attributes that are indicators of mechanical problems are showing signs that the drive could be faililing"
Drives actually bounce back and fourth in Scanner between "Healthy" and "SMART Warnings".
So I contacted WD support and they sent me a new 3TB RED drive. I installed it so that I could add it to the pool and remove the "bad" disk. Problem is StableBit scanner is now saying that the brand new drive has SMART warnings. So I ran a scan on all three 3TB RED drives and they now all have SMART warnings.
Strange thing is they are all showing the exact same SMART details. The boot counts are the same, the relocated sector count is the same, temperature is the same etc. I'm pretty sure the brand new drive has not been booted the exact same number of times my 1.5 year old drives have been. So this is one issue.
The other issue is the SMART warnings...never had a SMART warning in 1.5 years now I get them on all my disks?
CrystalDisk info says all the drives are good, bitlock says the drives are good, WD Data Lifeguard says they are good.
So are they bad or is StableBit Scanner pooched?
I uninstalled Scanner and installed the beta...same thing. Uninstalled and reinstalled 2.4.2928...same thing.
Any advice? Are my drives fine and I should look for another product to realtime scan?
Thanks.