Windows 7 reporting HDD failure (SMART)
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jayman9
January 31, 2011 12:45:43 PM
Hello,
I have a Samsung SpinPoint F1 500 GB HDD installed on my PC and the OS (Windows 7) is reporting a SMART error, "HDD is about to fail please backup HDD". I have backed up the HDD but the HDD has still not failed. Its been a month since I first recieved this error. Should I replace this HDD and how do i detect what the actual problem is with the HDD that Windows 7 is reporting.
I have a Samsung SpinPoint F1 500 GB HDD installed on my PC and the OS (Windows 7) is reporting a SMART error, "HDD is about to fail please backup HDD". I have backed up the HDD but the HDD has still not failed. Its been a month since I first recieved this error. Should I replace this HDD and how do i detect what the actual problem is with the HDD that Windows 7 is reporting.
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You can try running the Samsung HUTIL or get a program that can read the SMART values, like HDTune.
Check which attributes are out of spec. Wikipedia has a good SMART attribute chart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.
Check which attributes are out of spec. Wikipedia has a good SMART attribute chart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.
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