Would you return a hard drive with 1 uncorrectable error after 130 hours of work?
Would you return a hard drive with 1 uncorrectable error after 130 hours of work?
ChatGPT is dismissing it, but I'm not so sure.
Would you return a hard drive with 1 uncorrectable error after 130 hours of work?
ChatGPT is dismissing it, but I'm not so sure.
Within return/rma window: Yes? Why not?
Seriously, do not use LLMs as a source of authority. They are stochistic machines predicting the next character they type; if what they say is true, it's pure chance.
Use them to draft outlines. Use them to summarize meeting notes (and review the summaries). But do not trust them to give you reliable information. You may as well go to a party, find the person who's taken the most acid, and ask them for an answer.
I call them regurgitation machines prone to hallucinations.
That is a perfect description.
I'd say those SMART attributes don't look great...
Just a reminder that LLMS can only truncate text, they are incapable of summarization.
First sentence of each paragraph: correct.
Basically all the rest is bunk besides the fact that you can't count on always getting reliable information. Right answers (especially for something that is technical but non-verifiable), wrong reasons.
There are "stochastic language models" I suppose (e.g., click the middle suggestion from your phone after typing the first word to create a message), but something like chatgpt or perplexity or deepseek are not that, beyond using tokenization / word2vect-like setups to make human readable text. These are a lot more like "don't trust everything you read on Wikipedia" than a randomized acid drop response.
Inside the nominal return period for a device absolutely.
If it's a warranty repair I'll wait for an actual trend, maybe run a burn-in on it and force its hand.
Pro Tip: Never quote ChatGPT. Use it to find the real source of info and then quote that.
Never use ChatGPT anyway. There are better (for privacy) alternatives.
Phind.com is a great alternative that provides sources.
I get annoyed how putting a source in is not consistantly done with many of them. when you follow up and ask for them you generally get them but im going to look that over. I like when the answer looks like a wikipedia article with little number references.
I was quite impressed by how it looks and the free option ! However, seeing Google tag manager and tiktok analytics domains and I'm already out !
Yes, definitely.
Seagate's error rate values (IDs 1, 7, and 195) are busted. Not in that they're wrong or anything, but that they're misleading to people who don't know exactly how to read them.
ALL of those are actually reporting zero errors. This calculator can confirm it for you: https://s.i.wtf/
Edit: As for the first image, I don't see any attributes in #2 which match with it. It's possible there is an issue with the drive, but it could also be something to do with the cable. I can't tell with any confidence.
Edit Edit: I compared the values to my own Seagates and skimmed a manual. While I can't say for sure what the error reported is in relation to, it is absolutely not to be ignored. If your return period ends very soon, stop here and just return it. If you have plenty of time, you may optionally investigate further to build a stronger case that the drive is a dud. My method is to run a test for bad blocks using this alternative method (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Badblocks#Alternatives), but the smart self-test listed would probably also spit errors if there are issues. If either fail, you have absolute proof the drive is a dud to send alongside the refund.
No testing/proof should be required to receive your refund, but if you can prove it's a dud, you may just stop it from getting repacked and resold.
Already packed. I am also having trouble copying files due to issues with the file name (6 characters, nothing fancy). And it makes a ticking sound once in a while. I'm done with it.
SMART data can be hard to read. But it doesn't look like any of the normalized values are approaching the failure thresholds. It doesn't show any bad sectors. But it does show read errors.
I would check the cable first, make sure it's securely connected. You said it clicks sometimes, but that could be normal. Check the kernel log/dmesg for errors. Keep an eye on the SMART values to see if they're trending towards the failure thresholds.