SMART erorr! Please help!

dannaswolcott · 08-20-2006, 12:51 PM

hi all, i have a compaq desktop hear, and when it boots, its giving me this erorr, SMART, Back up and replace, press F2 to boot, i press F2, and it boots. The pc does seam to run ok, but i have a felling that the hard drive may be on its way out. I have checked the bios for a setting to disable the SMART warning and i cant find it. Is there a way i can erase the smart erorr or fix my hard drive? i really don't have any money for a new HD at this time. Thx

SirKenin · 08-20-2006, 04:46 PM

You can turn off the SMART warning in your BIOS, but it's time to replace the drive. Failure is imminent.

**The_Other_One** · 08-20-2006, 06:05 PM

Yes...if your computer still works, you're lucky SMART actually caught it. Just make a backup of everything and be sure you don't save anything else on the drive. Who knows, it might continue to work for another few months...or it might die tonight.

**Shady** · 08-20-2006, 07:15 PM

backup your data
i had the same error on a lap but i didn't get the chance to save my data
the HDD is going to die

Iluvpenguins · 08-20-2006, 08:23 PM

I assume a funeral is in order?

Altanore · 08-20-2006, 09:48 PM

One suggestion, if it does die and you were unable to backup all your data, stick the hard drive in the freezer for a while. It's been proven to work. Makes the hard drive work again for a few hours.... just enough time to get all ur data off of it.

**Shady** · 08-20-2006, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altanore

One suggestion, if it does die and you were unable to backup all your data, stick the hard drive in the freezer for a while. It's been proven to work. Makes the hard drive work again for a few hours.... just enough time to get all ur data off of it.

are you kidding !?

Altanore · 08-20-2006, 10:38 PM

nope:

http://www.gusperez.com/archives/200...drive_dead.php
http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/200...over-data.html
http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/04/18/...n-the-freezer/

Make sure it goes into a plastic baggy tho.

EDIT:

Quote:

I'll give it a whirl, I've heard why it works before but let me try and explain.
Usually the problem this fixes is the hard drive has stopped spinning or slowed down too much, the bearings are locked up. By putting it through temperature extremes the internal components and lubrication expand and contract loosening them up and redistributing the lubrication.
In any event, it's not a permanent fix! You're hard drive still has problems and needs to be replaced, it just gives you some time to recover your data first. make no mistake, your hard drive is FAILING if you have to do this and needs to be replaced!
–Ben Franske
CCNA

TonyBAMF · 08-21-2006, 12:40 AM

I though that it did work but only for those old 5mb drives.

SirKenin · 08-21-2006, 03:12 AM

It's a trick that's hit and miss. Sometimes it works for a few minutes. Most times it doesn't work at all, but you have nothing to lose by trying it.

08-20-2006, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
dannaswolcott Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: world of my own Age: 18 Posts: 651	SMART erorr! Please help! hi all, i have a compaq desktop hear, and when it boots, its giving me this erorr, SMART, Back up and replace, press F2 to boot, i press F2, and it boots. The pc does seam to run ok, but i have a felling that the hard drive may be on its way out. I have checked the bios for a setting to disable the SMART warning and i cant find it. Is there a way i can erase the smart erorr or fix my hard drive? i really don't have any money for a new HD at this time. Thx __________________ Gateway NV52 Laptop: AMD Athlon X2 2.1ghz Dual Core, 4GB DDR2 Ram, 320GB HD, ATI Radeon 3200 HD, Wireless N, Win VISTA Pre 64-Bit, DVD-RW, Webcam & Mic. Custom Built Desktop, Intel Pentium Dual Core 2ghz OC to 3ghz, 720gb HD, Win VISTA x64bit 500W PSU, 512mb Video Card, 4gb ram DVD-RW (Aug 08)Toshiba Satellite A135-S7406 Laptop, Celeron M 1.73ghz, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 80GB Hard Drive, DVD-RW, Windows VISTA(Dec 17th 2007) Road Runner Turbo, Linksys Wireless N My Website

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,402	Yes...if your computer still works, you're lucky SMART actually caught it. Just make a backup of everything and be sure you don't save anything else on the drive. Who knows, it might continue to work for another few months...or it might die tonight. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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Shady Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cairo Age: 22 Posts: 2,480	backup your data i had the same error on a lap but i didn't get the chance to save my data the HDD is going to die __________________ Constants aren't Variables won't Patches - don't Auto Correct - isn't Microsoft excel- doesn't The only program that runs perfectly every time, is a virus

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Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	I assume a funeral is in order? __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

08-20-2006, 09:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Altanore Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Age: 22 Posts: 255	One suggestion, if it does die and you were unable to backup all your data, stick the hard drive in the freezer for a while. It's been proven to work. Makes the hard drive work again for a few hours.... just enough time to get all ur data off of it. __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon64 3200+ S939 Ram: 2x 1GB PC3200 Corsair DDR @dual Channel Video Card: PCI express ATI Radeon X800XL 256mb DDR3 Overclocked Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Drive: LG 16x16 DL DVD±RW w/Light Scribe Hard Drive: Western Digital Sata 120GB 7200rpm, 2x Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA II, WD 150GB Raptor 10k RPM, SATA, 250GB Lacie External HD Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Power Supply: Enermax 535W FMA2 Cooling: Many fans, Thermaltake Bigwater SE.

08-20-2006, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	You can turn off the SMART warning in your BIOS, but it's time to replace the drive. Failure is imminent.

08-21-2006, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
TonyBAMF Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Age: 24 Posts: 412	I though that it did work but only for those old 5mb drives. __________________ 19" Viewsonic 2ms Core 2 Duo E6600 ATI X1900XT 512MB BadAxe Mobo 2GB DDR2 800Mhz Corsair XMS Sound Blaster X-Fi 500GB re2 WD HDD DVD burner with lightscribe

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SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	It's a trick that's hit and miss. Sometimes it works for a few minutes. Most times it doesn't work at all, but you have nothing to lose by trying it.

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