Old HDD S.M.A.R.T info

[Kol12]

I have a Seagate 3TB HDD that has been removed from my system and HWiNFO continues to show readings for it. How can I remove it?

 

[Martin]

What values does HWiNFO show for it? Do you see that drive in Device Manager too?
Please also attach the HWiNFO Debug File for analysis.

 

[Kol12]

What values does HWiNFO show for it? Do you see that drive in Device Manager too?
Please also attach the HWiNFO Debug File for analysis.

I have put a replacement drive in of the same model (ST3000DM008) and I also have an external Seagate drive (ST3000DM003). The 3TB replacement drive (ST3000DM008) shows different serial numbers in HWiNFO. Only the one drive is Device Manager. I will attach a debug file ASAP.

 

[Kol12]

Hi Martin,

I have a debug file if you would like to have a look.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/63w46vn862yk8x5/HWiNFO64.DBG/file

 

[Martin]

I don't see that HWiNFO would read some old drive here. Please attach a screenshot where exactly the old data is shown.

 

[Kol12]

Note the end numbers Z504SN0J and Z505SN0J. Are they the same drive?

 

[Kol12]

Just unsure about the S.M.A.R.T info for ST3000M008. The read/writes are correct at 88MB/174MB as this is a brand new drive.

 

[Martin]

OK, I see now. If you have renamed the labels then the entire custom label you used (including the serial number) is kept for a device at the same address.
Try to rename the label again, it will then show the original (new) serial number.

 

[Kol12]

OK, I see now. If you have renamed the labels then the entire custom label you used (including the serial number) is kept for a device at the same address.
Try to rename the label again, it will then show the original (new) serial number.

Yep done. Question with the SSD's - why are they getting Drive Airflow Temperature but not Drive Temperature?

 

[Martin]

SATA drives can return 2 temperatures, but usually they are the same. So actually it doesn't matter which of those is returned as it mostly reflects just a single temperature sensor.

 

[Kol12]

SATA drives can return 2 temperatures, but usually they are the same. So actually it doesn't matter which of those is returned as it mostly reflects just a single temperature sensor.

Is there any reason why one is called drive airflow temperature then? I'm guessing it's not actually an airflow temperature?

 

[Martin]

This was probably per early specifications, which vendors didn't quite follow up.

 

[Kol12]

This was probably per early specifications, which vendors didn't quite follow up.

Can you elaborate?

 

[Martin]

Meaning of those 2 possible temperatures has been defined in early SATA/SMART specifications, but it wasn't mandatory. So many vendors used either of those to report a single temperature without the right meaning (drive/airflow). It's reported as is in case of drives that would report both values.

 

[Kol12]

Where are the temp sensors usually located in HDD's and SSD's?

Is there any reason why my Seagate 3TB drive doesn't get a Drive Remaining Life? Is that SSD's only?

 

[Martin]

Both values are completely in hands of drive vendors. I haven't seen the exact locations of temp sensors disclosed anywhere.