In SMART attributes, which value indicates the count of real-world errors?

In SMART attributes, which value indicates the count of real-world errors?

• A. RAW_VALUE — the real physical count
• B. VALUE — normalized value
• C. THRESHOLD
• D. IDENTIFIER

Answer: (A)

In SMART data, the RAW_VALUE field holds the actual counts reported by the drive’s hardware counters, i.e., the real-world number of events like errors or reallocated sectors. This raw counter is attribute-specific and reflects what has happened, not a normalized score. The VALUE field is a normalized health indicator, while THRESHOLD defines the limit where an attribute is considered failing, and IDENTIFIER is simply the attribute’s ID. So the real-world error count is stored in RAW_VALUE.

In SMART data, the RAW_VALUE field holds the actual counts reported by the drive’s hardware counters, i.e., the real-world number of events like errors or reallocated sectors. This raw counter is attribute-specific and reflects what has happened, not a normalized score. The VALUE field is a normalized health indicator, while THRESHOLD defines the limit where an attribute is considered failing, and IDENTIFIER is simply the attribute’s ID. So the real-world error count is stored in RAW_VALUE.