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Marlene2 · 11-29-2006, 06:41 PM

We're working on a friends pc. When you turn it on, it goes thru' the memory test, detects the primary master hdd. detects the cdrom. Then we end up with a message that states: Primary Master HDD S.M.A.R.T Capibility Disabled. Followed by a A:> I tried the boot disk for win98, thinking it would start it going....it takes me to microsoft scandisk...which it is unable to complete. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Marlene

Tumbleweed36 · 11-29-2006, 06:53 PM

Hi Marlene,

Download the drive manufacturer's utility and test the drive. A S.M.A.R.T. error is usually indicative of a dying drive. Since you didn't mention the brand name, here is a link to all drive manufacturer's:

Manufacturer’s websites for the utilities of all drive makes and models

http://tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

Jlp1928 · 12-13-2006, 08:51 AM

Hi, The error message may only be to remind you that SMART is not turned on in the BIOS Setup. Go into Setup and enable it and see if the error goes away.

Good Luck, Jim

11-29-2006, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Marlene2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 90 OS: xp-me-98	98 not loading We're working on a friends pc. When you turn it on, it goes thru' the memory test, detects the primary master hdd. detects the cdrom. Then we end up with a message that states: Primary Master HDD S.M.A.R.T Capibility Disabled. Followed by a A:> I tried the boot disk for win98, thinking it would start it going....it takes me to microsoft scandisk...which it is unable to complete. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Marlene

11-29-2006, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Hi Marlene, Download the drive manufacturer's utility and test the drive. A S.M.A.R.T. error is usually indicative of a dying drive. Since you didn't mention the brand name, here is a link to all drive manufacturer's: Manufacturer’s websites for the utilities of all drive makes and models http://tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-13-2006, 08:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Hi, The error message may only be to remind you that SMART is not turned on in the BIOS Setup. Go into Setup and enable it and see if the error goes away. Good Luck, Jim