[mythtv-users] How is this pricing possible?

[Alex Butcher]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011, Rob Smith wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Alex Butcher <mythlist at assursys.co.uk> wrote:
>> That's probably because some of those raw values are actually multiplexed
>> values, and you need to use a binary mask to demultiplex the different
>> original attributes:
>>
>> <http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barracuda-XT-Barracuda-and/Interpret-Raw-SMART-Data-Read-Error-Rate-amp-HardWare-ECC/m-p/45617#M18267>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Alex
>
> I just don't trust a random forum user over Seagate's official
> knowledge base. Sorry.

Well, as I wrote previously, you don't really need to - just compare the
cooked value against the threshold.  If it's less than the threshold, the
attribute is considered to be in a 'failed' state, and the official Seagate
tool should confirm this - if necessary - for warranty purposes.

The raw values are only really useful for Seagate and out of curiosity for
the likes of us ("how failed is my drive?  a) barely b) somewhat c)
totally screwed!")

> ~Rob

Best Regards,
Alex