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While trying to update client MAC to OSX 10.9 [Mavericks], the computer reported S.M.A.R.T. errors with the message &nbsp;‘This disc has a hardware problem and can’t be repaired’.<br />
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I tried the Repair Disk utility, but to no avail. Mac is usable as is. <br />
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As this is a $1K MacMini, I need to cover all bases. Is there anything else I can do to determine if Mavericks upgrade can be done?
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While trying to update client MAC to OSX 10.9 [Mavericks], the computer reported S.M.A.R.T. errors with the message  ‘This disc has a hardware problem and can’t be repaired’.

I tried the Repair Disk utility, but to no avail. Mac is usable as is. 

As this is a $1K MacMini, I need to cover all bases. Is there anything else I can do to determine if Mavericks upgrade can be done?

S.M.A.R.T. Errors on OSX HD

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.