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[Support] HDD diing or something else?
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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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More specifics are needed for a support request. Provide the baseline specifications please.
What OS are you using? What is the make and model of the drive? Is it internal or external? USB? SATA? SAS? NVMe? A PCIe adapter? Is this a desktop, laptop, NAS, server, NUC, Raspberry Pi with an expansion board?
For all we know you're using a refurbished and relabeled SAS drive plugged into an adapter on an eSATA port on a 10 year old motherboard sitting in a cardboard box.
Are you familiar with SMART? Have you done any diagnostics?
I'm not quite familiar with smart but right now I'm getting a fail inquiry message. I'm 200km from my home so I'll have to try using smartctl again on Saturday and see what I can find out..thanks for the direction!
Sorry .. It's an internal sata WD purple plugged directly in the mobo (Brazilian crappy brand from China) LGA 1155...desktop I'm running Debian 13..the OS is on an mvme drive. I have another WD 2tb drive and a seagate 1tb drive too..both connected to the sata ports.