How do we interpret disk diagnostics?

[Deleted member 473]

I attach a screen dump for my HDR T2. No idea whether this is saying good or bad. Any ideas?

 

[Ezra Pound]

Raw Values on lines 5, 197 and 198 are all zero, this indicates a drive in good health

 

[af123]

Yep, those are the ones to watch. 197 & 198 are usually in sync and any non-zero value there usually causes picture breakup. They can usually be repaired with fix-disk though. A high number of reallocated sectors (attribute 5) can indicate a failing disk but the most important aspect is the rate at which the number is growing rather than the absolute value, although a high number will mean that the disk has to do more work.

 

[Deleted member 473]

Thanks, both.

PS Attribute 5 sounds like a PSA test.