Samsung 2TB green drives defective firmware?

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OK i ran HD Tune Pro and this is what I got. Why cant I save a OS backup to this drive? Do I need to warranty it?

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[drescherjm]

UltraDMA CRC Error Count is not usually a defective drive problem. It indicates a problem with the communication between the sata port and the drive. The most likely cause of this is a bad or loose cable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.

 

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Just replace the cable with a brand new one! Maybe the SATA on the motherboard?

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ok I have replaced the Sata cable and that wasn't it and I also switch to an unused SATA port and I still get the same error message... Any thoughts????

 

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CrystalDiskInfo doesn't see it as a problem... WTF?

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Notice the raw value of the UltraDMA CRC Error Count is the same for both programs. I do not know what a good value shold be though.

 

[drescherjm]

ok I have replaced the Sata cable and that wasn't it and I also switch to an unused SATA port and I still get the same error message... Any thoughts????

Remember that the count and error message will not go away by switching a cable. The reason is this is a count of the total # of bad transfers over the drives lifetime. By replacing the cable you are trying to stop these in the future but you can not alter the count. So I am saying just watch the number raw column and ignore the warning. If the number grows from 6158 there still is a problem.

 

[drescherjm]

Notice the raw value of the UltraDMA CRC Error Count is the same for both programs. I do not know what a good value shold be though.

A good value should be around 0. But the drive does not reset after adding a new cable.

 

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THANKS it is working now