I/O errors are reported when I try to install Ubuntu, but the SMART data is good. Is my hard disk dying?
- by James
When I try to install linux, it tells me there is an input output error on dev sda.
I have tried both Ubuntu and Mint on two different computers. So that narrows it down to the hdd.
After hours of googling and trying different things I tried making the hardrive ext4 with gparted but that comes up with an error. This makes me think that the hdd is bad.
There are a few reasons I think the hdd isn't bad. I can use the hdd in windows fully. Windows and gparted disk health checks both say it is fine. Its SMART data is all good.
So... help?