doodoo
06-07-2001, 07:30 PM
No, I'm not talking about intellect here. I'm talking about what I see under BIOS setup and it has something to do with the HDD. What is it? Should I enable this feature for optimal performance? Thanks!
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NDC
06-07-2001, 07:34 PM
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is an IDE interface hard disk feature that will tell you when a hard disk is about to fail or become unreliable... S.M.A.R.T. enables a drive's status to be monitored through diagnostics designed
into the hard drive's circuitry. Most hard disks nowadays support this feature.
However, personally, I haven't see it do its job. I have seen hard disks fail without any warning from S.M.A.R.T. I would say that D.U.M.B. would be a more appropriate name under many circumstances....
[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 06-07-2001).]
into the hard drive's circuitry. Most hard disks nowadays support this feature.
However, personally, I haven't see it do its job. I have seen hard disks fail without any warning from S.M.A.R.T. I would say that D.U.M.B. would be a more appropriate name under many circumstances....
[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 06-07-2001).]
Bsdboy
06-07-2001, 07:39 PM
http://www.yourpc.net/Drive/smart.html
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