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05-06-2010, 11:52 PM
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[SOLVED] SMART Status not available.
I can't get a SMART status for both of my SATA Western Digital drives. RAID is disabled and SMART is enabled for both drives in BIOS. My IDE hard drive doesn't seem to have any issues. Strange thing is SpeedFan can retrieve the SMART status of all the drives.
I'm using the DLDIAG tools provided by Western Digital.
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05-07-2010, 05:39 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
Are you using a version of the WD tool that is compatible with Windows 7 x64? v1.21 is the latest
http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...&sid=3&lang=en
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05-07-2010, 09:38 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
Yes, I'm using the latest version that's compatible with Windows 7 x64.
Also, I've used Active Boot Disk to try and see the SMART status and it's the same thing. For some reason, it thinks SMART is disabled.
If it helps, my motherboard is an MSI K9N SLI Platinum MS-7250.
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05-07-2010, 09:58 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
Have you looked on Western Digital's site for any FAQ's?
If Speedfan sees the data, then I see no reason why the WD utility shouldn't.
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05-07-2010, 10:30 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
Yes, I've submitted a few post on their forum and I've also sent a trouble ticket to Western Digital about a week ago. Users in the forum couldn't provide an answer and Western Digital hasn't replied back.
I should have added that both drives tend to freeze periodically, too(which is why I want to know the SMART status).
The 1.5 TB is the worst and freezes after a few minute from boot up. I've ran the DLDIAG extended test via DOS boot up disk and after a five hour scan, it reported nothing wrong.
I'm wondering if it could be an issue with my motherboard's SATA ports. Ever heard of anything like that?
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05-07-2010, 10:37 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
What size (watts, 12v amps, brand) power supply do you have?
Have you always had this problem or did it just start happening?
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05-07-2010, 10:52 AM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
I've never had this problem before. It started happening about two weeks ago. These Western Digital drives are also fairly new. I bought both of them less than two months ago.
My power supply is 450 Watt Raidmax ATX12v.
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05-12-2010, 07:34 PM
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Re: SMART Status not available.
Problem has been fixed. It was my PSU all along. I bought an awesome Corsair TX650W to replace it. So far no freezings. Also, the SMART readings seem to stem from incompatibility issues with either my mainboard, Windows 7 x64 or both. I'm able to get a SMART reading using Windows XP and Ubuntu 10.04.
Thanks for the help, Lead3.
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