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Smart failure predicted???
Name: Nounours Date: June 13, 2002 at 18:06:31 Pacific
Comment:
last night i open my computer and on the boot sequense it said :
Smart failure predited on primery master: mastor .......
warning immediately back-up your data and replace your hard disk drive. A failure may be imminent
what is that? is my HD is damage? what i'm supose to do?
Name: Eric Date: June 13, 2002 at 18:11:55 Pacific
Reply:
Back up anything on your hard drive that is important and buy a new hard drive. Smart monitors the health of your hard drive and it detected a weakness. It will fail soon.
Backing up your data is always very wise, however I wouldn't panic too soon. Run scandisk 'thorough' and download a diagnostic from the HD manufacturers web site before you trash the drive.
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