I have a Western Digital Blue 2TB. The drive was purchased this april. At startup sometimes it started to not show up in my computer interface and when it did, when i right-clicked on it it got stuck, so I run the data lifeguard diagnostic from WD. The results were :
Test Option: QUICK TEST
Model Number: WDC WD20EZRZ-22Z5HB0
Unit Serial Number: WD-WCC4M0SHUTPJ
Firmware Number: 80.00A80
Capacity: 2000.40 GB
SMART Status: PASS
Test Result: FAIL
Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 2 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 97 (Unknown Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 2!
Test Time: 14:33:54, December 19, 2017
Test Option: EXTENDED TEST
Model Number: WDC WD20EZRZ-22Z5HB0
Unit Serial Number: WD-WCC4M0SHUTPJ
Firmware Number: 80.00A80
Capacity: 2000.40 GB
SMART Status: PASS
Test Result: FAIL
Test Error Code: 08-Too many bad sectors detected.
Test Time: 19:45:24, December 19, 2017
The second time I ran the quick test it failed much sooner. The drive itself still works, but I don’t know for how much longer. What should I do? It is within it’s 2 years warranty. Is there something else I should check?
