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Detecting HDD failures
I must admit I always enable the SMART function, but usually I switch on the computer and then go away until it has booted. It is obvious that the monitoring does not interact with windows.- Brasscutter
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Detecting HDD failures
Fair comments from all. Unfortunatelyafter trying to reformat etc and loading the drive as a slave absolutely nothing happenned. There was no detectable sign of life in the HDD. The bios sometime detected the drive but then hung. All ended well and the supplier refunded immedeately. Obviously a...- Brasscutter
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Detecting HDD failures
Hi folks, I have just dispatched my second HDD to the big garbage can. Lucky for me I had recent back-ups but in both cases I think there was no warning about the failure except difficulty in booting. Did I miss anything?- Brasscutter
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