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You probably still have some time. &nbsp;I've babysat an about to fail drive (1.5 TB seagate &lt;- the really bad batches) with bad blocks, and it took 1-2 weeks to escalate to a point where it completely failed. &nbsp;So if you're waiting on an order and it's going to take a few days, you may still be ok. &nbsp;It's best to always have a spare on hand to swap out.
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You probably still have some time.  I've babysat an about to fail drive (1.5 TB seagate <- the really bad batches) with bad blocks, and it took 1-2 weeks to escalate to a point where it completely failed.  So if you're waiting on an order and it's going to take a few days, you may still be ok.  It's best to always have a spare on hand to swap out.

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@cnl83 - Thanks. I was happy to help and I also read the post above with interest. I normally get new drives right away (maintenance on all servers).
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@cnl83 - Thanks. I was happy to help and I also read the post above with interest. I normally get new drives right away (maintenance on all servers).

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This drive needs to be replaced correct? Just want to make sure im correct. <br />
The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, has a bad block.
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This drive needs to be replaced correct? Just want to make sure im correct. 
The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, has a bad block.

Bad Block On Disk 2 in Raid 5 Config

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RAID

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