Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000
From Leo's Notes
Last edited on 3 April 2021, at 17:20.
I bought a few Hitachi Ultrastar 3TB hard disks off Ebay. All are still running without issue as of June 2020 from the date of purchase documented below. They run somewhat hotter than the other 3TB Seagates but are definitely very reliable.
Refurbished 3TB HGST Ultrastar Model HUS724030ALE641
2018
I bought another couple of these 3TB HGST Ultrastar from Newegg for $120 + $12 shipping, minus a discount of $15 which works out to approximately $58.5 per drive again on June 2018.
Like last year, the drives arrived in good shape, though this time wrapped in bubble wrap instead of being in a fancy hard drive bubble sleeve. The two drive's SMART output can be found at:
Both had about 23,000 hours and about 20 start/stop counts.
2017
I bought a refurbished 3TB HGST Ultrastar hard drive from Newegg for $80 CAD plus $5 shipping. I intend to use this drive for backing up data, so it will typically be sitting offline on a shelf. The next cheapest drive from MemoryExpress at the time of writing is a 3TB BarraCuda for $125 at the moment which makes this refurbished drive a decent deal.
The disk arrived in good shape. I ran badblocks on this disk with no issues found. The drive didn't click or make any odd noises and did not run excessively hot as noted by some reviewers on Newegg. The drive came completely wiped as everything was zeroed out (ie. no sensitive data on them).
Here's the smartctl output when I first powered it on. As expected, these refurbished drives have a lot of hours racked up but has few power cycles as it was probably used in a storage pool of some sort.
~# smartctl -a /dev/sdb
smartctl 6.5 2016-05-07 r4318 [x86_64-linux-4.10.17-200.fc25.x86_64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Hitachi/HGST Ultrastar 7K4000
Device Model: Hitachi HUS724030ALE641
Serial Number: P8GH7GVR
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 22cc6eda4
Firmware Version: MJ8OA5F0
User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Thu Jun 1 18:38:04 2017 MDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x80) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 24) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 016 Pre-fail Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 135 135 054 Pre-fail Offline - 84
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 175 175 024 Pre-fail Always - 436 (Average 278)
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 27
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 005 Pre-fail Always - 9
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 067 Pre-fail Always - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0005 117 117 020 Pre-fail Offline - 36
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 096 096 000 Old_age Always - 28390
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 060 Pre-fail Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 27
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 120
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 121
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0002 222 222 000 Old_age Always - 27 (Min/Max 22/43)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 11
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0008 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x000a 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 12 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
CR = Command Register [HEX]
FR = Features Register [HEX]
SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
ER = Error register [HEX]
ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.
Error 12 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 26943 hours (1122 days + 15 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 01 27 05 2e 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x002e0527 = 3015975
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
42 00 01 27 05 2e 40 00 00:01:38.965 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:38.964 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:38.962 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 10 02 00 00 00 a0 00 00:01:38.889 SET FEATURES [Enable SATA feature]
27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:01:38.889 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT [OBS-ACS-3]
Error 11 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 26943 hours (1122 days + 15 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 01 26 05 2e 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x002e0526 = 3015974
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
42 00 01 26 05 2e 40 00 00:01:35.662 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:35.660 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:35.659 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 10 02 00 00 00 a0 00 00:01:35.577 SET FEATURES [Enable SATA feature]
27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:01:35.577 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT [OBS-ACS-3]
Error 10 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 26943 hours (1122 days + 15 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 01 25 05 2e 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x002e0525 = 3015973
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
42 00 01 25 05 2e 40 00 00:01:32.257 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:32.256 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:32.254 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 10 02 00 00 00 a0 00 00:01:32.182 SET FEATURES [Enable SATA feature]
27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:01:32.182 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT [OBS-ACS-3]
Error 9 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 26943 hours (1122 days + 15 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 01 24 05 2e 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x002e0524 = 3015972
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
42 00 01 24 05 2e 40 00 00:01:28.952 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:28.951 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:28.949 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 10 02 00 00 00 a0 00 00:01:28.879 SET FEATURES [Enable SATA feature]
27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:01:28.879 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT [OBS-ACS-3]
Error 8 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 26943 hours (1122 days + 15 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 01 23 05 2e 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x002e0523 = 3015971
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
42 00 01 23 05 2e 40 00 00:01:25.561 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:25.560 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00:01:25.558 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ef 10 02 00 00 00 a0 00 00:01:25.484 SET FEATURES [Enable SATA feature]
27 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:01:25.484 READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT [OBS-ACS-3]
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Vendor (0xb0) Completed without error 00% 28182 -
# 2 Vendor (0x71) Completed without error 00% 28182 -
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
The same smartctl output after 2 years of use: https://paste.steamr.com/view/986752a0