just now change the 2 hard disk to my working celeron machine (2.5GHz) and boot up using knoppix but still no luck. when trying to access hard disk i got :
Could not mount device
the reported error was
Error reading $Mft record(s): input/output error
Failed to open inode: input/output error
couldn't mount device '/dev/hdb1': input/output error
Mount Failed.
================`smartctl -a <device>`=============
root@1[knoppix]# smartctl -a /dev/hdb
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: IBM Deskstar 60GXP series
Device Model: IC35L060AVER07-0
Serial Number: SZPTZ1C6563
Firmware Version: ER6OA46A
User Capacity: 61,492,838,400 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 5
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Local Time is: Mon Nov 20 21:19:59 2006 EST
==> WARNING: IBM Deskstar 60GXP drives may need upgraded SMART firmware.
Please see
http://www.geocities.com/dtla_update/index.html#rel and
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...cid=MIGR-42215 or
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview...psg1MIGR-42215
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Disabled
SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.
root@1[knoppix]# smartctl -a /dev/hda
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: IBM/Hitachi Deskstar GXP-180 family
Device Model: IC35L060AVV207-0
Serial Number: VNVB30G8THN8VH
Firmware Version: V22OA66A
User Capacity: 61,492,838,400 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 6
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a
Local Time is: Mon Nov 20 21:20:19 2006 EST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Disabled
SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.
============='smartctl -il error <device>'===========
root@1[knoppix]# smartctl -il error /dev/hdb
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: IBM Deskstar 60GXP series
Device Model: IC35L060AVER07-0
Serial Number: SZPTZ1C6563
Firmware Version: ER6OA46A
User Capacity: 61,492,838,400 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 5
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Local Time is: Mon Nov 20 21:21:53 2006 EST
==> WARNING: IBM Deskstar 60GXP drives may need upgraded SMART firmware.
Please see
http://www.geocities.com/dtla_update/index.html#rel and
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...cid=MIGR-42215 or
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview...psg1MIGR-42215
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Disabled
SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.
root@1[knoppix]# smartctl -il error /dev/hda
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: IBM/Hitachi Deskstar GXP-180 family
Device Model: IC35L060AVV207-0
Serial Number: VNVB30G8THN8VH
Firmware Version: V22OA66A
User Capacity: 61,492,838,400 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 6
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a
Local Time is: Mon Nov 20 21:24:09 2006 EST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Disabled
SMART Disabled. Use option -s with argument 'on' to enable it.
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*** I remember reading some info spinrite mentioned. not sure if it actually turn of the 'SMART'. It also mentioned sth about the firmware. Should i go ahead to update/upgrade firmware?