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S.M.A.R.T. status bad backup and replace

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  • 03-03-2017 5:41pm
    #1
    Jan_de_Bakker
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    Hi ,
    Occasionally I get this message when booting up
    S.M.A.R.T. status bad backup and replace

    I boot up from an SSD drive (C) and I also have an older regular drive (D)
    thats a little knackered but doesn't have any important data.

    All other storage is external USB drives (SSD).

    I have done scans on the C drive and it says it is fine no errors on it.
    D drive the same - scan shows OK but the drive is old.

    The reason I mention the D is , because every time I get this S.M.A.R.T message when I finally get in the D drive is not mounted .

    Im thinking it can't be a coincidence, but then again surely on bootup only bootable disks could cause such an error message ?


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    SMART is a built-in health checker on disks that designed to give you early warning of a hardware failure.

    It's probably your older drive that's on the way out, you can use a utility to double-check this;

    https://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/

    Do as the message says - backup any data on the disk and disconnect it or replace it.

    Most systems will report SMART errors on all disks at startup time, not just the boot disks.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,747 ✭✭✭degsie


    Your system is giving you an early warning of a disk failure, don't ignore it!


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    Jan_de_Bakker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭Jan_de_Bakker


    OK, well as long as its not the boot disk, but i will check which one it is , if it is the D drive , I dont really mind , nothing of value on it ...

    thanks, ill check the Toms Hardware article later .


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    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Install something like the Acronis Drive Monitor to see which drive has the problem status, along with a lot more detail on the problem itself. And, whatever drive it is, perform remedial action (if it's D: this would probably amount to "Shut down computer, disconnect and remove old drive and dispose of it", if it's C: or something else, start with "back up anything important to a separate drive" and go from there).


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