S.m.a.r.t. App

Buzz_4_20 · 08-January-03, 04:46 AM

i've had smart capable hard drives since 1998 now for my big question: is there a too to access the SMART info.

i've heard hwo smart will help to anticipate hd failure and such, but how can i tell?

any help woulb be great, ranting works too.

TiDude · 08-January-03, 05:26 AM

Heh smart only does its work when your drive truly ****s up, or is about to.
SMART=self monitoring yatta yatta yatta
The only time I've seen the screen was when I had fried my old fireball by crossing the molex on accident....rofl

TiDude · 08-January-03, 05:28 AM

Nevermind I did some looking
Tell me if this helps, otherwise I'll keep digging
http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/

Buzz_4_20 · 08-January-03, 01:06 PM

thanks tidude that's just the thing i was looking for

Wixx · 08-January-03, 02:40 PM

SMART monitoring is built into the operating system. In Windows NT, 2000, or XP you can go into the Event Viewer, and if a hard drive is failing or about to fail, you will see messages listed from "Disk" as the source.

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Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	S.m.a.r.t. App i've had smart capable hard drives since 1998 now for my big question: is there a too to access the SMART info. i've heard hwo smart will help to anticipate hd failure and such, but how can i tell? any help woulb be great, ranting works too.

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08-January-03, 05:26 AM		#2 (permalink)
TiDude Banned	Heh smart only does its work when your drive truly ****s up, or is about to. SMART=self monitoring yatta yatta yatta The only time I've seen the screen was when I had fried my old fireball by crossing the molex on accident....rofl

08-January-03, 05:28 AM		#3 (permalink)
TiDude Banned	Nevermind I did some looking Tell me if this helps, otherwise I'll keep digging http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/

08-January-03, 01:06 PM		#4 (permalink)
Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	thanks tidude that's just the thing i was looking for

08-January-03, 02:40 PM		#5 (permalink)
Wixx Modd-God	SMART monitoring is built into the operating system. In Windows NT, 2000, or XP you can go into the Event Viewer, and if a hard drive is failing or about to fail, you will see messages listed from "Disk" as the source.