Hey, I have had my i7 2.3gHz Mac Mini 2012 since October 2013,
I have began to notice a sound of clicking coming from the mac (i assume the HDD). I have a 1tb 5400rpm stock hdd (came installed in the mini). Should i be concerned about this and if so what steps should i take, if any
Here is my drives SMART status.
location: /dev/disk0
partition count: 2
partitions: Macintosh HD, BOOTCAMP,
SMART Support: Supported
Last SMART Error: *not set*
Model Family: *not set*
Model: APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662
Serial Number: J89001CCGWYJKP
Firmware Version: JA0AB5D0
Capacity: 1.00 TB
ATA Version: 8
SATA Version: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Rotation Rate: 5400 rpm
Health: Passed
Overall Health: PASSED
Offline Data Status: 0
Self Test Status: 0
Offline Data Collection Time: 45
Data Collection Capabilities: 5B
SMART Capabilities: 3
Error Logging Capabilities: 1
Short Self Test Time: 2
Long Self Test Time: 236
Conveyance Self Test Time: 0
Attribute Log Revision: 16
Attribute Count: 22
Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED FAILED RAW VALUE
1 Raw Read Error Rate 0x000B 100 100 062 Pre-fail Always Never 0
2 Throughput Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail Offline Never 0
3 Spin Up Time 0x0007 192 192 033 Pre-fail Always Never 1
4 Start/Stop Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 123
5 Reallocated Sector Count 0x0033 100 100 005 Pre-fail Always Never 0
7 Seek Error Rate 0x000B 100 100 067 Pre-fail Always Never 0
8 Seek Time Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail Offline Never 0
9 Power On Hours 0x0012 094 094 000 Old age Always Never 3061
10 Spin Retry Count 0x0013 100 100 060 Pre-fail Always Never 0
12 Power Cycle Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 111
160 Unknown Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
191 G-Sense Error Rate 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
192 Power Off Retract Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 9
193 Load Cycle Count 0x0012 078 078 000 Old age Always Never 226016
194 Temperature Celsius 0x0002 176 176 000 Old age Always Never 34
195 Hardware ECC Recovered 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
196 Reallocated Event Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
197 Current Pending Sector Count 0x0022 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count 0x0008 100 100 000 Old age Offline Never 0
199 UDMA CRC Error Count 0x000A 200 200 000 Old age Always Never 0
223 Load Retry Count 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
254 Free Fall Sensor 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 12
Error Log Version: 1
Error Count: 0
Error Log:
No errors logged.
Self Test Log Revision: 1
Self Test Log Count: 0
Self Test Log:
No self tests logged.
Many Thanks, James
I have began to notice a sound of clicking coming from the mac (i assume the HDD). I have a 1tb 5400rpm stock hdd (came installed in the mini). Should i be concerned about this and if so what steps should i take, if any
Here is my drives SMART status.
location: /dev/disk0
partition count: 2
partitions: Macintosh HD, BOOTCAMP,
SMART Support: Supported
Last SMART Error: *not set*
Model Family: *not set*
Model: APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662
Serial Number: J89001CCGWYJKP
Firmware Version: JA0AB5D0
Capacity: 1.00 TB
ATA Version: 8
SATA Version: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Rotation Rate: 5400 rpm
Health: Passed
Overall Health: PASSED
Offline Data Status: 0
Self Test Status: 0
Offline Data Collection Time: 45
Data Collection Capabilities: 5B
SMART Capabilities: 3
Error Logging Capabilities: 1
Short Self Test Time: 2
Long Self Test Time: 236
Conveyance Self Test Time: 0
Attribute Log Revision: 16
Attribute Count: 22
Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED FAILED RAW VALUE
1 Raw Read Error Rate 0x000B 100 100 062 Pre-fail Always Never 0
2 Throughput Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail Offline Never 0
3 Spin Up Time 0x0007 192 192 033 Pre-fail Always Never 1
4 Start/Stop Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 123
5 Reallocated Sector Count 0x0033 100 100 005 Pre-fail Always Never 0
7 Seek Error Rate 0x000B 100 100 067 Pre-fail Always Never 0
8 Seek Time Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail Offline Never 0
9 Power On Hours 0x0012 094 094 000 Old age Always Never 3061
10 Spin Retry Count 0x0013 100 100 060 Pre-fail Always Never 0
12 Power Cycle Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 111
160 Unknown Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
191 G-Sense Error Rate 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
192 Power Off Retract Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 9
193 Load Cycle Count 0x0012 078 078 000 Old age Always Never 226016
194 Temperature Celsius 0x0002 176 176 000 Old age Always Never 34
195 Hardware ECC Recovered 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
196 Reallocated Event Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
197 Current Pending Sector Count 0x0022 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count 0x0008 100 100 000 Old age Offline Never 0
199 UDMA CRC Error Count 0x000A 200 200 000 Old age Always Never 0
223 Load Retry Count 0x000A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
254 Free Fall Sensor 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 12
Error Log Version: 1
Error Count: 0
Error Log:
No errors logged.
Self Test Log Revision: 1
Self Test Log Count: 0
Self Test Log:
No self tests logged.
Many Thanks, James