You supposedly managed to write more data than this drive can sustain (how?). At the same time "Power on hours" is a perfect 100, while its raw value is 17000+.
Also there are seemingly no spare blocks left (NAND began failing?), but the raw value is 41. Same is "Lifetime remaining" - it's zero, but the raw is 100.
My only guess is that smartctl is unable to properly interpret some SMART attributes this drive returns.
AI is very good at this kind of things. Copy paste it to your favorite AI to process the RAW data.
Overall: the drive is in good condition, with normal wear and no immediate failure signs.
Here’s the breakdown of the important parts:
✅ Health status
SMART overall result: PASSED
No read/write errors, no uncorrectable sectors, no reallocated blocks
Error log: empty
👉 This is what you want to see — nothing critical is failing.
🧠 Wear / lifespan
Percent_Lifetime_Remain = 100 (even though it shows FAILING_NOW — more on that below)
Ave_Block-Erase_Count = 1002
For a Crucial MX500 1TB SSD, ~1000 erase cycles is moderate usage, not near end-of-life. These drives are typically rated for much higher endurance.
👉 Realistically, this drive still has plenty of life left.
⏱ Usage
Power-on hours: 17,840 (~2 years of continuous uptime)
Power cycles: 81 (low, good)
Unexpected power losses: 58 (a bit high, but not catastrophic)
👉 The power loss count suggests:
hard shutdowns
crashes
or power cuts
Not ideal, but the drive hasn’t suffered damage from it (good sign).
💾 NAND / reliability indicators
Reallocated blocks: 0
Program/erase failures: 0
Pending sectors: 0
Uncorrectable errors: 0
👉 This is excellent — NAND is still healthy.
🌡 Temperature
Current: 24°C
Max: 55°C
👉 Completely normal.
⚠️ The weird part (important)
202 Percent_Lifetime_Remain ... FAILING_NOW 100
This looks scary but is actually a known quirk/bug on some Crucial/Micron firmware:
VALUE = 0, THRESH = 1 → triggers “FAILING_NOW”
RAW_VALUE = 100 → means 100% life remaining
👉 In reality: This is NOT a failure. It’s just misinterpreted SMART formatting.
🔧 Minor note
UDMA_CRC_Error_Count = 1
👉 Usually caused by:
SATA cable hiccup
temporary connection issue
Not a concern unless it keeps increasing.
🧾 Verdict
✔ Healthy SSD
✔ No bad blocks or errors
✔ Moderate wear only
✔ Safe to keep using
👍 Recommendations
Keep regular backups (standard practice)
Avoid hard power cuts if possible
Optionally run a test:
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX
If you want, I can estimate how much data you've written (TBW) and how that compares to the rated endurance — that gives an even clearer lifespan prediction.
If you want information, feign ignorance reply with the wrong answer. Internet people will correct you ASAP!
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i'm more into tits tho. i mean tb's.
Percent_Lifetime_Remain FAILING_NOW.
Should I discard this drive?
Looks like everything is dandy. And you have backups in the event that the entire PC catches fire, of course.
Why, because the manufacturer? If so, please send to my inbox. I will use it only to yabs.
It's part of a new array so it's a good "real world" test for a RAID failure and replace, which I haven't encountered before.
This SMART looks a bit weird.
You supposedly managed to write more data than this drive can sustain (how?). At the same time "Power on hours" is a perfect 100, while its raw value is 17000+.
Also there are seemingly no spare blocks left (NAND began failing?), but the raw value is 41. Same is "Lifetime remaining" - it's zero, but the raw is 100.
My only guess is that smartctl is unable to properly interpret some SMART attributes this drive returns.
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AI is very good at this kind of things. Copy paste it to your favorite AI to process the RAW data.
Overall: the drive is in good condition, with normal wear and no immediate failure signs.
Here’s the breakdown of the important parts:
✅ Health status
👉 This is what you want to see — nothing critical is failing.
🧠 Wear / lifespan
Percent_Lifetime_Remain = 100(even though it shows FAILING_NOW — more on that below)Ave_Block-Erase_Count = 1002For a Crucial MX500 1TB SSD, ~1000 erase cycles is moderate usage, not near end-of-life. These drives are typically rated for much higher endurance.
👉 Realistically, this drive still has plenty of life left.
⏱ Usage
👉 The power loss count suggests:
Not ideal, but the drive hasn’t suffered damage from it (good sign).
💾 NAND / reliability indicators
👉 This is excellent — NAND is still healthy.
🌡 Temperature
👉 Completely normal.
⚠️ The weird part (important)
This looks scary but is actually a known quirk/bug on some Crucial/Micron firmware:
👉 In reality:
This is NOT a failure. It’s just misinterpreted SMART formatting.
🔧 Minor note
UDMA_CRC_Error_Count = 1👉 Usually caused by:
Not a concern unless it keeps increasing.
🧾 Verdict
✔ Healthy SSD
✔ No bad blocks or errors
✔ Moderate wear only
✔ Safe to keep using
👍 Recommendations
Optionally run a test:
If you want, I can estimate how much data you've written (TBW) and how that compares to the rated endurance — that gives an even clearer lifespan prediction.
If you want information, feign ignorance reply with the wrong answer. Internet people will correct you ASAP!
It’s OK if you disagree with me. I can’t force you to be right!