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Hello.

This almost fourteen years old MBP had been acting weird these days like unable to print, losing wifi network, random errors when clicking on
things, a corrupted 1.4 MB DMG download and its PKG extractions, mouse
right clicks (local recovery mode's Terminal works well) not always
working (even in very slow safe mode (took five minutes to boot up while holding down the two keys!), etc. I even resetted its PVRAM.

Is this very old slow original 2008 15" Intel MBP's HDD still OK from smartctl's long test and results? MacOS X El Capitan v10.11.6 Disk
Utility app showed no issues.

smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [Darwin 15.6.0 x86_64] (sf-7.2-1)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Hitachi Travelstar 5K250
Device Model: Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00
Serial Number: [deleted]
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 532c8fe94
Firmware Version: BBDAC3GP
User Capacity: 200,049,647,616 bytes [200 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 3f
SATA Version is: SATA 2.5, 1.5 Gb/s
Local Time is: Wed Jan 5 12:11:06 2022 PST
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

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity
was never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 645) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 96) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE
UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 062 Pre-fail
Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail
Offline - 0
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 234 234 033 Pre-fail
Always - 1
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0012 094 094 000 Old_age
Always - 9896
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 005 Pre-fail
Always - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 067 Pre-fail
Always - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0005 100 100 040 Pre-fail
Offline - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 055 055 000 Old_age
Always - 20111
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 060 Pre-fail
Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 097 097 000 Old_age
Always - 4833
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always
- 8591638730
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0012 063 063 000 Old_age Always
- 370888
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0002 253 253 000 Old_age Always
- 18 (Min/Max 15/49)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0008 100 100 000 Old_age
Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x000a 200 200 000 Old_age Always
- 0
223 Load_Retry_Count 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 32 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
CR = Command Register [HEX]
FR = Features Register [HEX]
SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
ER = Error register [HEX]
ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.

Error 32 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19446 hours (810 days + 6
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
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 e0 06 01 42 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x020106e0 = 33621728

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 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:21.500 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:17.400 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:13.200 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 0a 01 40 00 02:00:13.100 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:08.900 READ DMA EXT

Error 31 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19446 hours (810 days + 6
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
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 e0 06 01 42 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x020106e0 = 33621728

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 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:17.400 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:13.200 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 0a 01 40 00 02:00:13.100 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:08.900 READ DMA EXT
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 02:00:08.900 READ LOG EXT

Error 30 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19446 hours (810 days + 6
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
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 e0 06 01 42 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x020106e0 = 33621728

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 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:13.200 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 0a 01 40 00 02:00:13.100 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:08.900 READ DMA EXT
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 02:00:08.900 READ LOG EXT
60 00 98 e0 0a 01 40 00 02:00:04.900 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 29 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19446 hours (810 days + 6
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
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 e0 06 01 42 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x020106e0 = 33621728

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 00 00 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:08.900 READ DMA EXT
2f 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 02:00:08.900 READ LOG EXT
60 00 98 e0 0a 01 40 00 02:00:04.900 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 90 e0 02 01 40 00 02:00:04.900 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 88 e0 fa 00 40 00 02:00:04.800 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 28 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19445 hours (810 days + 5
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
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 d0 e0 06 01 42 Error: UNC 208 sectors at LBA = 0x020106e0 =
33621728

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 00 00 b0 06 01 40 00 01:18:07.500 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 b0 06 01 40 00 01:18:03.400 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 b0 06 01 40 00 01:17:59.200 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 b0 08 01 40 00 01:17:59.200 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 b0 0a 01 40 00 01:17:59.200 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% 19495
-
# 2 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 19467
-
# 3 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 19438
33621728
# 4 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 19436
33621728
# 5 Short offline Completed without error 00% 19435
-
# 6 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 14811
33621728
# 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% 14811
-
# 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2408
-
3 of 3 failed self-tests are outdated by newer successful extended
offline self-test # 1

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.


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2022 isn't any better and different so far. :(
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