I/O errors are reported when I try to install Ubuntu, but the SMART data is good. Is my hard disk dying?

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Published on 2012-06-24T06:39:22Z Indexed on 2012/06/24 21:23 UTC
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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?

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