[Support] HDD diing or something else?
2026-07-14 22:17 UTC
Replies (5)
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@non_burglar@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 03:02
You have already identified the problem in the logs. You have a fake drive with firmware that says 1.8tb but are actually much lower. access beyond end of device This means an inode is mapped to a non-existing sector. Get your money back, if you still can.
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@irmadlad@lemmy.world 2026-07-14 22:31
At this point, I would treat it as a failing drive and have a solid back up of the data. The weird part is the sda device stops showing unless I turn the PC off and take the sata cables from it and restart the PC That is the weird part. Almost like some intermittent power or connection glitch. Is this an internal drive or external in an enclosure? When you say the ‘sda stops showing’ does it disappear completely from lsblk? Does the drive have any SMART capabilities?
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-07-14 22:32
2 tb HDD I bought on aliexpress Well there’s the first red flag. Who’s it made by? Have you verified the capacity with one of those verifier tools? Fake ones will report a huge capacity while having very little, and writes past it just disappear. The error you’re seeing certainly sounds like that kind of behavior.
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@NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2026-07-14 22:51
More specifics are needed for a support request. Provide the baseline specifications please. What OS are you using? What is the make and model of the drive? Is it internal or external? USB? SATA? SAS? NVMe? A PCIe adapter? Is this a desktop, laptop, NAS, server, NUC, Raspberry Pi with an expansion board? For all we know you’re using a refurbished and relabeled SAS drive plugged into an adapter on an eSATA port on a 10 year old motherboard sitting in a cardboard box. Are you familiar with SMART? Have you done any diagnostics?
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@Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2026-07-14 23:04
You have backups or replicants of your data, right?