Predicted Disk Drive Failure?

Seems like your hard drive is failing. Backup your files and replace it. You could run CHKDSK  /R to see if repairs can be made.

All drives have a sophisticated error checking and recovery algorithm built into the logic board - when the drive senses for example that more sectors are going bad, it calls spare sectors into use - too many and it'll report it's near failure.

Like the check engine light there are varying degrees of severity - consider a warning passed to the system to be the equivalent of a flashing check engine light - that is, that catastrophic damage is on the way.

Thanks for your response. I ran a CHKDSK and have 0 errors or warnings. 

Does anybody know how the Server Administrator / SAS 5/iR Adapter determines that a failure is predicted?  I don't want to chance losing data, but I decided not to replace the engine on my Ford pickup after the Check engine light came on and no mechanic could explain it.  The truck is still running after 6 years.

You got away with the Ford's engine light, but luck has a habit of running out; predictive failure alerts are more serious then your average car engine alert.

The disk is on cortisone. It may last 5 hours or 5 years, heavily leaning to the lesser. If you want to chance it, I would advise monitoring the array very carefully.  

Thanks for your input everybody.  I placed my order for a replacement drive...

--Ted

All of us have that fleeting thought of leaving a predicted drive failure drive in plce till it fails.  Most all of us, just bite the bullet and replace the drive if the system is at all in true production.   :)

i would also check for an update to the hard drives firmware. once a predictive failure has occurred it has to be rebuilt (either same or new drive)

and then the drives should have any updates applied as well.