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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1253724" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I don't have a clear understanding of how your disks are configured, but the "FAILED" status is unique to the specific drive you scanned with the SMART utility. So, yes, if you're changing out that drive, the replacement won't read the same status (assuming it itself is a good drive).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hard drives are mechanical in nature, and as with all devices with moving parts, it's not a question of "if" it's going to fail, but "when". I'd say you've been really lucky that you haven't experienced a failed mech in your older machine (yet).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1253724, member: 24098"] I don't have a clear understanding of how your disks are configured, but the "FAILED" status is unique to the specific drive you scanned with the SMART utility. So, yes, if you're changing out that drive, the replacement won't read the same status (assuming it itself is a good drive). Hard drives are mechanical in nature, and as with all devices with moving parts, it's not a question of "if" it's going to fail, but "when". I'd say you've been really lucky that you haven't experienced a failed mech in your older machine (yet). [/QUOTE]
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