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@shodanshok: The drive died in the meantime, so unfortunately I'm unable. If you deem it possible, I'd still be curious about an answer of how that spin-retry-count works..
From here: "Count of retry of spin start attempts. This attribute stores a total count of the spin start attempts to reach the fully operational speed (under the condition that the first attempt was unsuccessful). An increase of this attribute value is a sign of problems in the hard disk mechanical subsystem."
smartctl --all <dev>