Warning on boottprocedure

Hi,

Who can help?

When I boot my system, I got a message by checking de master/slave
connections:

SMART Failure Predicted on Primary Master: Maxtor...... (the HD)

They advise me to make a bachup and to change my HD. By pressing F1 windows
start up and everything works OK.

I think I risk something when I ignore the warning. But I take that change.


How can I get rid of this warning?

Thanks for your reaction

Frank

To get rid of the warning, you can disable SMART in CMOS (hold down either
F2 or DEL, while booting). However, it might be wise to make an image of
your partitions, at this juncture.

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FvM stood up at show-n-tell, in , and said:

Hi,

Who can help?

When I boot my system, I got a message by checking de master/slave
connections:

SMART Failure Predicted on Primary Master: Maxtor...... (the HD)

They advise me to make a bachup and to change my HD. By pressing F1
windows start up and everything works OK.

I think I risk something when I ignore the warning. But I take that
change.


How can I get rid of this warning?

Thanks for your reaction

Frank

--
Strontium

"You may be right! It's all a waste of time! I guess
that's just a chance I'm prepared to take....A danger
I'm prepared to face.....Cut to the chase." - RUSH

FvM wrote:
Hi,

Who can help?

When I boot my system, I got a message by checking de master/slave
connections:

SMART Failure Predicted on Primary Master: Maxtor...... (the HD)

They advise me to make a bachup and to change my HD. By pressing F1 windows
start up and everything works OK.

I think I risk something when I ignore the warning. But I take that change.


How can I get rid of this warning?

Make a backup, and replace the HD.
If it's within warranty, a SMART failure is an acceptable reason for most
makers to replace.

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