wodel
May 7, 2026, 5:32pm
1
Hi,
I’ve recently acquired a WD Gold HDD, since then I’m experiencing a behavior I’ve never seen before with other HDD disks, even my old WD Blue.
Sometimes, the machine freezes for several seconds, then the disk starts writing or reading or whatever since it produces lots of noise, then the machine unfreezes.
the dmesg shows every time those entries :
[ 795.544751] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x10000000 SErr 0x50000 action 0x6 frozen
I’ve already changed the SATA cable twice, the smarctl command does not show anything abnormal.
Searching here and there and using chatbots, it seems to me it is sleep/wakeup problem.
The chatbots suggested to change link_power_management_policy from med_power_with_dipm to max_performance .
And it seems working, so the next phase is to persist the configuration.
I’ve tried GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=“rhgb quiet ahci.mobile_lpm_policy=1” but it did not work.
Then I tried udev rule
cat /etc/udev/rules.d/99-sata-max-perf.rules
When I execute “udevadm trriger“ it works, but not after reboot.
So it seems that something else is resetting the parameter, maybe tuned.
Could help?
Regards.
Please provide the model of the drive (output of sudo fdisk -l)
The errors you report seem to indicate a possible drive issue and if it is brand new I would suggest an RMA. If not new then it is possibly failing and maybe should be replaced.
Your indication of possible power management issues could also be relevant, but I don’t know the exact fix. My Seagate drives have never had that issue
wodel
May 9, 2026, 4:57pm
3
Hi,
smartctl -x /dev/sda
smartctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 \[x86_64-linux-6.19.14-300.fc44.x86_64\] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-25, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
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=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: WDC WD4004FRYZ-01CBCB0
Serial Number: AS062XZR
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 217193f81
Firmware Version: 01.01H01
User Capacity: 4,000,787,030,016 bytes \[4.00 TB\]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Device is: Not in smartctl database 7.5/6028
ATA Version is: ACS-4 published, ANSI INCITS 529-2018
SATA Version is: SATA 3.2, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sat May 9 17:53:06 2026 CET
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is: Unavailable
APM feature is: Disabled
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is: Enabled
DSN feature is: Disabled
ATA Security is: Disabled, frozen \[SEC2\]
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=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
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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: (31860) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
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: ( 321) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x303d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.
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SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate POSR-K 200 200 051 - 0
2 Throughput_Performance --S–K 100 100 000 - 0
3 Spin_Up_Time POS–K 171 171 021 - 6450
4 Start_Stop_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 - 88
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO–CK 200 200 140 - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate -OSR-K 200 200 000 - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance --S–K 100 100 000 - 0
9 Power_On_Hours -O–CK 100 100 000 - 291
10 Spin_Retry_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 - 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 - 33
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 - 2
193 Load_Cycle_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 - 161
194 Temperature_Celsius -O—K 122 115 000 - 28
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O–CK 200 200 000 - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable ----CK 100 100 000 - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 - 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate —R-- 100 100 000 - 0
241 Total_LBAs_Written -O–CK 200 200 000 - 2288382885
242 Total_LBAs_Read -O–CK 200 200 000 - 385773135
||||||\_ K auto-keep
|||||\_\_ C event count
||||\_*\_ R error rate
|||\_**\_ S speed/performance
||\_***\_ O updated online
|\_____\_ P prefailure warning
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General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART Log Directory Version 1 \[multi-sector log support\]
Address Access R/W Size Description
0x00 GPL,SL R/O 1 Log Directory
0x01 SL R/O 1 Summary SMART error log
0x02 SL R/O 5 Comprehensive SMART error log
0x03 GPL R/O 6 Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log
0x04 GPL R/O 256 Device Statistics log
0x04 SL R/O 255 Device Statistics log
0x06 SL R/O 1 SMART self-test log
0x07 GPL R/O 1 Extended self-test log
0x08 GPL R/O 2 Power Conditions log
0x09 SL R/W 1 Selective self-test log
0x0a GPL R/W 256 Device Statistics Notification
0x0c GPL R/O 2048 Pending Defects log
0x0f GPL R/O 2 Sense Data for Successful NCQ Cmds log
0x10 GPL R/O 1 NCQ Command Error log
0x11 GPL R/O 1 SATA Phy Event Counters log
0x12 GPL R/O 1 SATA NCQ Non-Data log
0x13 GPL R/O 1 SATA NCQ Send and Receive log
0x15 GPL R/W 1 Rebuild Assist log
0x24 GPL R/O 353 Current Device Internal Status Data log
0x30 GPL,SL R/O 9 IDENTIFY DEVICE data log
0x53 GPL R/O 1 Sense Data log
0x80-0x9f GPL,SL R/W 16 Host vendor specific log
0xa0-0xa1 GPL,SL VS 16 Device vendor specific log
0xa3-0xa5 GPL,SL VS 16 Device vendor specific log
0xa6 GPL,SL VS 192 Device vendor specific log
0xa7 GPL,SL VS 16 Device vendor specific log
0xa8-0xb1 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xb2 GPL VS 65535 Device vendor specific log
0xb3-0xb6 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xb9 SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xba GPL,SL VS 80 Device vendor specific log
0xbd GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xc0 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xc1 GPL VS 93 Device vendor specific log
0xd2 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xe0 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Command/Status
0xe1 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Data Transfer
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SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (6 sectors)
No Errors Logged
>
SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No self-tests have been logged. \[To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t\]
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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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SCT Status Version: 3
SCT Version (vendor specific): 258 (0x0102)
Device State: Active (0)
Current Temperature: 27 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 23/27 Celsius
Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 20/35 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0
Minimum supported ERC Time Limit: 65 (6.5 seconds)
Vendor specific:
01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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SCT Temperature History Version: 2
Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature: 5/60 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit: -41/85 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index): 478 (370)
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Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius
371 2026-05-09 09:56 32 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
… ..( 40 skipped). .. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
412 2026-05-09 10:37 32 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
413 2026-05-09 10:38 33 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
… ..(422 skipped). .. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
358 2026-05-09 17:41 33 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
359 2026-05-09 17:42 ? -
360 2026-05-09 17:43 23 \*\*\*\*
361 2026-05-09 17:44 23 \*\*\*\*
362 2026-05-09 17:45 24 \*\*\*\*\*
363 2026-05-09 17:46 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*
364 2026-05-09 17:47 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*
365 2026-05-09 17:48 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*
366 2026-05-09 17:49 26 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*
367 2026-05-09 17:50 26 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*
368 2026-05-09 17:51 27 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
369 2026-05-09 17:52 27 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
370 2026-05-09 17:53 27 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
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SCT Error Recovery Control:
Read: Disabled
Write: Disabled
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Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page Offset Size Value Flags Description
0x01 ===== = = === == General Statistics (rev 3) ==
0x01 0x008 4 33 -D- Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01 0x010 4 291 -D- Power-on Hours
0x01 0x018 6 2288382885 -D- Logical Sectors Written
0x01 0x020 6 5730220 -D- Number of Write Commands
0x01 0x028 6 385773135 -D- Logical Sectors Read
0x01 0x030 6 891003 -D- Number of Read Commands
0x01 0x038 6 1047600000 -D- Date and Time TimeStamp
0x02 ===== = = === == Free-Fall Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x02 0x010 4 0 -D- Overlimit Shock Events
0x03 ===== = = === == Rotating Media Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x03 0x008 4 209 -D- Spindle Motor Power-on Hours
0x03 0x010 4 173 -D- Head Flying Hours
0x03 0x018 4 164 -D- Head Load Events
0x03 0x020 4 0 -D- Number of Reallocated Logical Sectors
0x03 0x028 4 0 -D- Read Recovery Attempts
0x03 0x030 4 0 -D- Number of Mechanical Start Failures
0x03 0x038 4 0 -D- Number of Realloc. Candidate Logical Sectors
0x03 0x040 4 2 -D- Number of High Priority Unload Events
0x04 ===== = = === == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04 0x008 4 0 -D- Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04 0x010 4 0 -D- Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
0x05 ===== = = === == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x05 0x008 1 28 — Current Temperature
0x05 0x010 1 32 -D- Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x018 1 - -D- Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x020 1 35 -D- Highest Temperature
0x05 0x028 1 20 -D- Lowest Temperature
0x05 0x030 1 33 -D- Highest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x038 1 24 -D- Lowest Average Short Term Temperature
0x05 0x040 1 - -D- Highest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x048 1 - -D- Lowest Average Long Term Temperature
0x05 0x050 4 0 -D- Time in Over-Temperature
0x05 0x058 1 60 — Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
0x05 0x060 4 0 -D- Time in Under-Temperature
0x05 0x068 1 5 — Specified Minimum Operating Temperature
0x06 ===== = = === == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06 0x008 4 347 -D- Number of Hardware Resets
0x06 0x010 4 212 -D- Number of ASR Events
0x06 0x018 4 0 -D- Number of Interface CRC Errors
0xff ===== = = === == Vendor Specific Statistics (rev 1) ==
0xff 0x008 7 0 -D- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x010 7 0 -D- Vendor Specific
0xff 0x018 7 0 -D- Vendor Specific
|||\_ C monitored condition met
||\_\_ D supports DSN
|\__\_ N normalized value
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Pending Defects log (GP Log 0x0c)
No Defects Logged
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SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID Size Value Description
0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x0008 2 0 Device-to-host non-data FIS retries
0x0009 2 2 Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a 2 4 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d 2 0 Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000f 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, CRC
0x0012 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, CRC
0x8000 4 631 Vendor specific
This is the output of smartctl.
As I said, changing the link_power_management_policy from med_power_with_dipm to max_performance , seems to resolve the problem.
I don’t know how to make it persistent across reboot. I am doing it manually on each boot/reboot.
I will execute a full smart test a see the results.
Regards.
I edited your post and removed the block quote " tags and added the preformatted text </> tags so it is shown exactly as you saw it on screen.
I see nothing of concern in that smartctl output.
It should be possible to write a script to perform the steps you are doing manually then it could run at boot time and make that setting for you.