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"Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks Michael, I appreciate your and everyones help.
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> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm sorry, this varies by computer. You can either attempt to do it from
>> the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic tools disk which can be found at
>> their website or you can try locating the option in your system BIOS.
>> When the system boots, there is usually a notation on the first boot
>> screen information you that if you wish to enter setup or something
>> similar and gives you a key to hit. When you see that, hit that key, you
>> would then need to navigate through the various screens and options to
>> see if the option exists in your system's BIOS.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23Qg5SP57EHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
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>>> If you are able to provide specific instructions on going into setup and
>>> enabling SMART I would appreciate it.
>>>
>>> ulyhard
>>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%2302fKM37EHA.3700@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> SMART gives you a warning of impending drive failure not usually found
>>>> natively in the OS. While read and write failures and unexplained
>>>> crashes, especially during read or write activities are a symptom of
>>>> impending failure, users often spend a good deal of time trying to
>>>> figure out the source of such issues, wasting a lot of time that could
>>>> be spent backing up and preparing for a new drive.
>>>>
>>>> I run with it enabled and that would be my recommendation to others.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>> "Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uh2s5S27EHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I indicated I would get back to the group regarding my
>>>>>
>>>>> enabling/disabling S.M.A.R.T. capabilities in the
>>>>>
>>>>> BIOS setup. Contacting the HHD drive
>>>>>
>>>>> manufacturer didn't provide any possitive results.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, further research found the following comment,
>>>>>
>>>>> "For most users, S.M.A.R.T. capability isn't really
>>>>>
>>>>> useful or necessary. In fact, all the S.M.A.R.T. traffic
>>>>>
>>>>> eats up some bandwith. So ......., if you don't need
>>>>>
>>>>> that level of real-tume reporting,
>>>>>
>>>>> disable it for better system performance. "
>>>>>
>>>>> I would re interested in comments regarding the
>>>>>
>>>>> above quote.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OzZI$mf7EHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> You're welcome, good luck.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>>>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ePJEtZf7EHA.3856@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Thanks Michael, I'll let you know how it comes out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ulyhard
>>>>>>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OM94HOf7EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Check the hard drive manufacturer's website for their diagnostic
>>>>>>>> tools making note of the instructions to create their diagnostic
>>>>>>>> boot disk. Their diagnostic setup should contain an option to
>>>>>>>> enable SMART. You'll need to go through the screens in the
>>>>>>>> diagnostic, perhaps first letting the diagnostic run in order for
>>>>>>>> it to see that SMART is turned off and offering you the option to
>>>>>>>> turn it on. You might also check the manual for the hard drive
>>>>>>>> which, if you don't have it might also find it at the
>>>>>>>> manufacturer's website.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>>>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>>>>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:u6FoZ%23e7EHA.1596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> More patience is required from the folk of the group. I entered
>>>>>>>>> the BIOS and scrolled from "Main" to "Exit", but SMART was not
>>>>>>>>> apparent. Are there other steps I should know.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry about my lack of understanding.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ulyhard
>>>>>>>>> "Ulysses Hardy" <u.hardy@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:OogqIOc7EHA.3828@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Sharon F
>>>>>>>>>> This relieves a lot of anxiety that something may be seriously
>>>>>>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ulyhard
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:%23349H8b7EHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:35:00 -0500, Ulysses Hardy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm running WinXP Home with a 40 GB HHD, 128MB memory {only of
>>>>>>>>>>>> which 96
>>>>>>>>>>>> appear in
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> System Properties. During startup, I see a line as follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Ultra DMA
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mode - 5
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> S.M.A.R.T. capable, but disabled." I called the system
>>>>>>>>>>>> manufacturer and was
>>>>>>>>>>>> given a explanation so technical I had no idea what the man was
>>>>>>>>>>>> talking
>>>>>>>>>>>> about. Online forums provided hit-n-miss
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> fixes that didn't fix.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I plan to increase the RAM shortly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Printer drivers have already been updated for WinXP.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there an immediate fix for the UDMA issue, will increasing
>>>>>>>>>>>> RAM provide a
>>>>>>>>>>>> fix, or is
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> there something more I should be aware of here?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ulyhard
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Most likely 32MB of your installed RAM is devoted to your video
>>>>>>>>>>> adapter.
>>>>>>>>>>> UltaDMA mode 5 is a good thing to see. There doesn't appear to
>>>>>>>>>>> be a problem
>>>>>>>>>>> there. There is a setting in BIOS to enable/disable SMART
>>>>>>>>>>> monitoring. The
>>>>>>>>>>> message at startup is telling you that your hard drives are
>>>>>>>>>>> SMART capable
>>>>>>>>>>> but monitoring is disabled in the BIOS settings. The system will
>>>>>>>>>>> work fine
>>>>>>>>>>> with this feature on or off. The notice about "disabled" is
>>>>>>>>>>> informational
>>>>>>>>>>> only.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If you want to change this, you would need to enter the BIOS
>>>>>>>>>>> setup screen
>>>>>>>>>>> and change the menu setting for SMART Monitoring. How you enter
>>>>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>>>>> screens varies from one system to the next. You might see "Press
>>>>>>>>>>> <some key>
>>>>>>>>>>> to enter setup" in those initial POST screens (the ones that
>>>>>>>>>>> appear long
>>>>>>>>>>> before Windows starts to load). Press that key (or key
>>>>>>>>>>> sequence). Explore
>>>>>>>>>>> the menus to find the SMART settings and change the setting (the
>>>>>>>>>>> screen
>>>>>>>>>>> should have some hints on what keys to press to change the value
>>>>>>>>>>> for the
>>>>>>>>>>> setting).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> With SMART enabled and if the failure type allows it, you would
>>>>>>>>>>> receive
>>>>>>>>>>> early warning of an impending hard drive failure. This gives you
>>>>>>>>>>> a chance
>>>>>>>>>>> to grab data off the drive before replacing it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Sharon F
>>>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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