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HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Name: Fred Date: April 30, 2002 at 00:43:53 Pacific
Comment:
Greetings everyone,
Can someone tell me - Just what IS HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability? On my computer it is disabled but enabling it doesn't seem to do anything. Is it useful or what?
Name: Andrew Date: April 30, 2002 at 03:22:58 Pacific
Reply:
Go to this page http://www.atlguide2000.com/eng/hardware/storage/smart.htm
it tells you what it is and what it does
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Response Number 2
Name: Michael Date: April 30, 2002 at 03:26:53 Pacific
Reply:
Good responses have been given to this question already there are a few resoponses here at http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/21827.html
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Response Number 3
Name: Fred Date: April 30, 2002 at 04:08:13 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks Michael and Andrew, you've been very helpful. Nice to know these things! :-)
Summary: Says it all....I've rebuilt my pc using a super 7 board with Award bios. On booting up I get the message (which I never came across on any other board) " primary drive hdd S.M.A.R.T capabilities ...
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Summary: I have noticed that my computer says at startup "S.M.A.R.T. Capable but disabled". I have never messed with this setting. Would it be good or bad for me to enable this? ...
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