Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

[pfrcom]

I bought a Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 as a 3rd external disk for backing-up - others are an Imation M100 and a Samsung S2

I've always built my computers with two disks - first one for software, second for data

My backup strategy is copy all files from the data disk to a directory on an external disk, rotating the externals

I get four backups per each 1TB external disk, then reformat the external and start over

Recently I needed to do first reformat of the Toshiba

It was excruciatingly slow on my Intel DP965LT based system, so I swapped to a USB3 port on a SuperMicro C7Q67 setup, in case that was the root cause

It's just about complete - 48 hours later

Until now the Toshiba's been satisfactory, but 48-hour reformat time is unacceptable

I could try the quick format option, but don't have problems with complete format of the other two

I'm going to try getting a refund on the Toshiba

[Agent24]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

48 Hour format time? That's crazy. Something's got to be wrong there... Can you check SMART? Wouldn't surprise me if it was full of remapped sectors...

[goontron]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42226
i know what you are going through. 456 days estimated format time.

48 Hour format time? That's crazy. Something's got to be wrong there... Can you check SMART? Wouldn't surprise me if it was full of remapped sectors...

the USB board is full of crappy caps dumping noise onto, well, everything. (see link above) so it could well be an issue, but i put my money on a shiteton of interface errors.

[Agent24]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

Good point...

[pfrcom]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

After 48+ hours, outcome in 1st pic

Can you check SMART?

Seems it's not supported - refer 2nd pic

Truly a P.O.S. !

[goontron]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

Seems it's not supported - refer 2nd pic

Truly a P.O.S. !

again, USB board.
here is the smartctl output of the canvio that i had to deal with.

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: TOSHIBA DT01ABA300
Serial Number: <removed>
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000039 ff4c49a16
Firmware Version: MZ6OABB0
User Capacity: 3,000,592,982,016 bytes [3.00 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 5940 rpm
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is: SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Mon Jan 19 11:19:13 2015 MST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

Error 74 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 521 hours (21 days + 17 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
84 51 01 c7 f5 62 00 Error: ICRC, ABRT 1 sectors at LBA = 0x0062f5c7 = 6485447

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.877 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.875 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.874 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.872 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.870 READ DMA EXT

Error 73 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 521 hours (21 days + 17 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
84 51 01 c7 f5 62 00 Error: ICRC, ABRT 1 sectors at LBA = 0x0062f5c7 = 6485447

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.875 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.874 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.872 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.870 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.869 READ DMA EXT

Error 72 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 521 hours (21 days + 17 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
84 51 01 c7 f5 62 00 Error: ICRC, ABRT 1 sectors at LBA = 0x0062f5c7 = 6485447

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.874 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.872 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.870 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.869 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.867 READ DMA EXT

Error 71 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 521 hours (21 days + 17 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
84 51 01 c7 f5 62 00 Error: ICRC, ABRT 1 sectors at LBA = 0x0062f5c7 = 6485447

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.872 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.870 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.869 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.867 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.865 READ DMA EXT

Error 70 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 521 hours (21 days + 17 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
84 51 01 c7 f5 62 00 Error: ICRC, ABRT 1 sectors at LBA = 0x0062f5c7 = 6485447

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.870 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.869 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.867 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.865 READ DMA EXT
25 03 08 c0 f5 62 40 00 00:00:00.855 READ DMA EXT

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 707 -

[RJARRRPCGP]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

It's just about complete - 48 hours later

Until now the Toshiba's been satisfactory, but 48-hour reformat time is unacceptable

Worse than downloading Ubuntu on 56K in 2005, LOL.

[goontron]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

Like downloading ISOs on 56K, LOL.

right! i remember doing that. Debian SPARC for my Sun Ultra 60.

[pfrcom]

Re: Toshiba Canvio 1TB Simple 3.0 - what a P.O.S.

No more updates from me after this

Returned to Officeworks who swapped it for a new WD My Passport Ultra

Didn't even charge me the difference in prices

The pleasure of dealing with a top-tier bricks-and-mortar retailer