Re:Debian-installer, mdadm configuration and the Bad Blocks ...
by magicalhippo on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @04:03AM
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> However in my (limited) experience once you get badblocks the disk detoriates often.
This used to be my experience as well. However I've had a couple of WD Reds that developed a few (~20) bad sectors, one two years ago the other three. Both have been stable since, and I run periodic scrubs on them.
When the first one happened I had planned to swap it out, but was a bit low on cash right then so waited a bit. Then I saw it didn't deteriorate further so I go curious and decided to wait. Still waiting.
This used to be my experience as well. However I've had a couple of WD Reds that developed a few (~20) bad sectors, one two years ago the other three. Both have been stable since, and I run periodic scrubs on them.
When the first one happened I had planned to swap it out, but was a bit low on cash right then so waited a bit. Then I saw it didn't deteriorate further so I go curious and decided to wait. Still waiting.