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SMART failure but drive is fine....
Name: Blackwolfoftoronto Date: February 10, 2003 at 09:30:04 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 2700/1GB
Comment:
I have a Maxtor 40 GB 7200RPM and it is having SMART failure. No big deal all backed up, however I used the Maxtor software and it said the drive was fine. I used the recertification and low level format and burn in test all passed with no bad sectors WTF! Am I safe to use this drive or should I just throw it out?
Name: rac Date: February 10, 2003 at 12:12:22 Pacific
Reply:
S.M.A.R.T is not dumb. It monitors a number of drive parameters, and it's main purpose is to give you warning that something important is starting to not work right.
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Response Number 4
Name: Joe Stanton Date: February 10, 2003 at 13:23:10 Pacific
Reply:
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