I've had smart running on a bunch of w2k and XP systems and even though a coupe disks have died I've *never* seen a hint from smart. It just happened again. the w2k system has two disks in it. Everest says everything's OK but there are a couple entries in the event log that say there is a bad block. When i saw that I ran Maxtor disgnostics and got an error code that will get me a new disk. Why does everest say my disk is OK? -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.
In news:e26a1j$ovc$1@panix5.panix.com, Al Dykes had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: > I've had smart running on a bunch of w2k and XP systems and even > though a coupe disks have died I've *never* seen a hint from smart. > > > It just happened again. the w2k system has two disks in it. > > Everest says everything's OK but there are a couple entries in the > event log that say there is a bad block. When i saw that I ran Maxtor > disgnostics and got an error code that will get me a new disk. > > Why does everest say my disk is OK? Ask them... Really... I've never once seen a utility that was able to accurately predict drive failure - ever. I've tried a bunch over time. I've seen SMART tell me the disk was FINE even though it wouldn't spin up at all. I hate to say it but don't rely on it. It's not an XP thing, it's not even a single vendor thing like Everest as I've seen failures predicted on drives that ran a lot longer. I've even seen alternative utilities give me different results. The only realistic solution I can offer is backup, RAID, and spares. If the data is at all important then those should already be in place. -- Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE) http://dts-l.org/ http://kgiii.info/ "At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
