Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:01:43 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd (5.x...) Message-ID: <20040903110143.50ee58e4.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <3FF522D1.1010405@sv-bg.com> References: <3FF522D1.1010405@sv-bg.com>
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The date on your computer is wrong: Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 09:50:41 +0200 Sorry I don't know the answer to your question. Angelin Lalev <lalev@sv-bg.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've got this question that bugs me. > > It seems that the bios setup utility on my desktop machine (MB. > GA-8IPE1000-G Pro) does not support turning on S.M.A.R.T. > > I remember that long ago I've read somewhere in the net > that S.M.A.R.T has to do something with remapping the bad sectors > on the IDE drive similar to the way SCSI controller should do it, > but probably I've got it wrong... > > So, what is S.M.A.R.T, does FreeBSD use it, and should it be turned > on trough the bios setup utility? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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