bobbie-pkm/References/Western Digital WD20EARX 863 3TB HDD.md

created, category, type, maker, model, rating, price, acquired, monthly-uses

created	category	type	maker	model	rating	price	acquired	monthly-uses
2026-04-04T14:10:41	Products		Western Digital	WD20EARX		99.99	2011-11-10

Label Info

• Model: WD20EARX - 00PASB0
• Type: SATA
• RPM: 5400
• S/N: WCAZAC708863
• Date: 28 Sept 2011

timeline

• 2026-04-04 Note: I've got three of these, but I can only find an Amazon order for one (order#203-6721030-9941150--the earlier order#202-5215396-9390752 was returned/refunded probably because as it had 11 Ravensbourne Court as the address). I don't know which one came from this order, so I've just duplicated the price and acquired dates.
• 2026-05-14 now part of the off site zfs pool, in mum's old Dell XPS 8920 Desktop PC.
• 2026-05-14 most recent 2026-05-14 1311 pve-shug9 hdd smart tests and ai summary
  • Status: Old Age with Minor Surface Wear
  • Power-On Hours: 85,998 (~9.8 years).
  • Condition: Showing signs of age.
  • Key Metrics:
    • Multi_Zone_Error_Rate: 12. This indicates that the drive struggled to write data to the disk surface on 12 occasions.
    • Load_Cycle_Count: 499,046 (Extremely high).
  • Note: Like the other WD Green, this is a very old drive. The Multi_Zone_Error_Rate suggests the physical platter or head is starting to show its age.