From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun Jul 25 1999 - 02:10:32 EDT
http://ssdweb01.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm#EZ-S.M.A.R.T
my first response was a bit racy, SOOO..
if you don't have this link by NOW, now you do..!! :-)
and i suppose this is one of those things i should have on my web site.. :-)
Derek L. Seaman wrote:
> Yeah what do I need to do for SMART? So far it seems DUMB to me.
>
> On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
>
> > Sylvestre...
> > Apparently THIS particular TP600E does have an IBM drive..
> > (i asked about that)
> > and yes, all are S.M.A.R.T. drives..
> > but since you mention it, i'm not sure i actually know which utility
> > actually monitors the smart capability of these drives..
> >
> > i, personally, use a utility to look at the smart drive... end get data off
> > it..
> >
> > a call to IBM might shed some light on this..
> >
> > Sylvestre Meininger wrote:
> >
> > > I thought high-end TPs Hard Drives were SMART enabled ??...
> > >
> > > I believe SMART is designed to monitor physical HD failure risk and
> > > prevent just this kind of problems.
> > >
> > > Could the fact that this 600E had (maybe) an Hitachi drive mean that
> > > it's not SMART ??
> > >
> > > Gee... one of the reason I bought my 770 was the IBM SMART hard disk. I
> > > hope this feature does work.
> > >
> > > Any one knows if the end user needs to enable it himself ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Live Long and Prosper, Happy trails...
> >
> > ** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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> > 770Z-8AU, 760ED, 760CD, (5)701C, 560E, 755CE, 750C et al...
> >
> > Including, but not limited to, Subject to prior sale, Your mileage will
> > vary, Done on a
> > closed road with a professional driver AND Do not try this at home..
> >
> >
> >
-- Live Long and Prosper, Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com Thinkpad User Community: http://thinkpads.com/enter.html Compuserve Thinkpad(c) Forum Sysop e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_icanect.net 770Z-8AU, 760ED, 760CD, (5)701C, 560E, 755CE, 750C et al...
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