What means "Calibration retry count" [Samsung HM641Ji]

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by ozzyboy, Dec 8, 2010.

  1. ozzyboy

    ozzyboy MDL Member

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  2. 2centsworth

    2centsworth MDL Senior Member

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    It means the drive was unable to calibrate itsself first try, aligning the heads and tracks on powerup. It is possible your drive is beginning to fail and it would be wise to back up it's contents now. SMART parameters do not always accurately predict drive failures (see google study) but you do need to keep an eye on that drive for additional problems, or remove it from service. Another program helpful with the health of a HDD is HDSentinel.
     
  3. v@g

    v@g MDL Novice

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    Agree with last post . Change the drive before it die :(