Previously Franc Zabkar wrote:
On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:58:48 -0600, jim evans
put finger to keyboard and composed:

[ Maxtor 5T030H3 (T3R3A14C) ]

03 Spin Up Time 63 193 192 23900
OK: Value is normal

0A Spin Retry Count 223 222 221 30
Pre-Failu Imminent loss of data is being predicted

It looks to me like your drive may have had a stiction problem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stictio...er_maintenance

Modern drives cannot have stiction problems, due to different
surfache coating. This is something different, e.g. a shot motor
driver or a defectiove PSU that is unstable on the 12V line.

Do not continue using this system until you have found
the problem and make a complete backup NOW! The vendor diagnostics
is simply lying to you, this is a very serius issue, as it could
well cause catatstropic death, i.e. a completely inaccessible drive
without further warning.

Arno