S.M.A.R.T and A7V8X-X

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I just installed this mb in my daughter's comp with an XP1800 and a Maxtor
40 gig hd (5T040H4) and every time I start the comp I get the error "Smart
Failure Predicted on Primary Master" ....etc. I used the Maxtor Powermax
utility and ran the full tests and it reports that nothing is wrong with the
hd. I have the S.M.A.R.T monitoring in the bios disabled. The comp is
working great other than the bothersome error message and having to hit F1
to resume the boot. Any ideas ?

 

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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:24:33 GMT, "Reggie Hillier"
<reggiehillier@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:

>I just installed this mb in my daughter's comp with an XP1800 and a Maxtor
>40 gig hd (5T040H4) and every time I start the comp I get the error "Smart
>Failure Predicted on Primary Master" ....etc. I used the Maxtor Powermax
>utility and ran the full tests and it reports that nothing is wrong with the
>hd. I have the S.M.A.R.T monitoring in the bios disabled. The comp is
>working great other than the bothersome error message and having to hit F1
>to resume the boot. Any ideas ?

Enable smart. If you still get the error, consider that it may be
telling you something the maxtor utility isn't. I've had bad luck
with maxtor's 40gb drives.>

 

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I tried powermax again and this time it reported that the drive was bad.
Waiting for a RMA drive as we speak. Thanks !

"Chris Hill" <hillco@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:24:33 GMT, "Reggie Hillier"
> <reggiehillier@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
>>I just installed this mb in my daughter's comp with an XP1800 and a Maxtor
>>40 gig hd (5T040H4) and every time I start the comp I get the error "Smart
>>Failure Predicted on Primary Master" ....etc. I used the Maxtor Powermax
>>utility and ran the full tests and it reports that nothing is wrong with
>>the
>>hd. I have the S.M.A.R.T monitoring in the bios disabled. The comp is
>>working great other than the bothersome error message and having to hit F1
>>to resume the boot. Any ideas ?
>
> Enable smart. If you still get the error, consider that it may be
> telling you something the maxtor utility isn't. I've had bad luck
> with maxtor's 40gb drives.>
>
>