Jody Reid
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how to turn off smart failure predicted on hard drive
I am getting a error when i boot my laptop. Smart failure predicted on hard drive
Warming: Immediately backup your data and replace your hard drive.
A failure may be imminent.
Press F1 to continue.
I have tested the hard drive and it looks ok. Is there a way to turn off this warning or turn it down to its lowest level.
thank you.
Warming: Immediately backup your data and replace your hard drive.
A failure may be imminent.
Press F1 to continue.
I have tested the hard drive and it looks ok. Is there a way to turn off this warning or turn it down to its lowest level.
thank you.
Smart is pretty reliable at predictiong failure. I'd do what it says and replace the drive asap. It IS going to fail pretty soon.
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personally, i have my doubts about the smart failure predict system; i have several drives with the predicted failure, and they keep running fine for months now, and they show no errors when tested.
Also - i thought smart only logs the different disk operations, and report when you fall out of tolerance, without curing anything.
I prefer to bo wrong on this, so some links proving it can help
Also - i thought smart only logs the different disk operations, and report when you fall out of tolerance, without curing anything.
I prefer to bo wrong on this, so some links proving it can help