S.M.A.R.T Hardrives, what is this???

[jacktesterson]

I have a Fujitsu 30.7 gig ATA-100 5400 RPM harddrive. I noticed in my bios that S.M.A.R.T compatibility is disabled. If I enable it, what will it do for me???

Please help

 

[sohcrates]

basically, the hard drive has built-in self monitoring capability. if it detects that it's going to die, it will show you on boot up. having it enabled in the bios is a good thing, though frankly you'll probably notice it's dying well before it actually warns you!

 

[jacktesterson]

oh also continue to answer my origial question, i see what u mean, anything else? also, i know Fujitsu abandoned the hard-drive market, are they a good harddrive? I know mine is super quiet compared to a 20 gig Western Digital in my friends computer, both 5400 RPM

 

[Sugadaddy]

You can also get D.U.M.B. hard drives, aka 75GXP...