Originally Posted by DuckieHo
Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is a method of verifying and correcting data after it is sent. What this warning is telling you is that at one point, data being sent/received by the drive failed this check. The most common cause for this is a faulty cable. Noise or resistence caused a bit to be flipped.
It already occurred so switch cables won't reset the SMART log. You just need to watch for additional errors.
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Originally Posted by DuckieHo
Exactly... if it happens further and you try another cable, it could be the HDD's onboard controller as well. If that is the case and continues to happen, RMA the drive.
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