Hard drive error on boot

tarballedtux · 09-09-2002, 09:59 PM

First off I wasn't sure whether this question belonged here because it's indirectly Linux related.

On boot up my BIOS gives me this error:

Primary Slave Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace
Press F4 to continue

So I do and the machine boots fine. I was just wondering what this means. It's indirectly related because my Linux box is on Primary Slave.

--tarballedtux

homer · 09-09-2002, 10:38 PM

S.M.A.R.T.(self-monitoring,analysis and reporting technology)
I believe it's telling you your hard drive is going out.
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