S.M.A.R.T. error
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From: JohnD on 8 May 2010 13:12 My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung with a message: A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected. Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that as far as I know. What kind of trouble am I in here? Appreciate any help!
From: Bert Hyman on 8 May 2010 13:35 In news:952718E3-A972-46F9-BC07-0DDA9442A929(a)microsoft.com =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obkQ=?= <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung > with a message: > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected. > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network > > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that > as far as I know. Did you press F1? If so, what happened? The apparent misspelling of the error messages suggests that there might have been several more lines of text with other options for other sorts of recovery methods, but they got scrambled on their way to the screen. > What kind of trouble am I in here? Depends on how really fried your HD is and what sort of backups you have. It's also possible that the disk failure is transient, or caused by environmental issues like overheating due to restricted air flow, or loose connections between the disk and motherboard. If the disk is really dead and you have current backups of the sort that can actually be recovered, you should be able to pop over to the drugstore and pick up a new HD and be back on the air by this afternoon. Otherwise, if the drive is really dead, you're pretty much toast. If you can coax a few more hours of life from your HD, get your system's affairs in order, back up what you can, and get a new HD. Then, restore what you can, re-install what you have to. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Michael on 8 May 2010 13:38 Sounds like your hard drive is about to or has already gone to meet its maker. I hope you kept up to date with your backups. -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." "JohnD" <JohnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:952718E3-A972-46F9-BC07-0DDA9442A929(a)microsoft.com... > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung > with a > message: > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected. > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network > > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that as > far > as I know. > > What kind of trouble am I in here? > > Appreciate any help! >
From: Bruce Chambers on 8 May 2010 13:58 JohnD wrote: > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung with a > message: > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected. > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network > > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that as far > as I know. > > What kind of trouble am I in here? > > Appreciate any help! > Having seen the same error, I can only say: "Back up your data daily until you replace that drive." On those machines I on which I've seen those S.M.A.R.T. warnings, catastrophic hard drive failures invariably followed. Some hard drives lasted for a few days after the warnings first appeared, one lasted months, but some lasted only minutes. I suppose the one that lasted months could be considered a false alarm, as "months" hardly translates to "imminent," but, on the whole, I'd suggest you take the warnings seriously. For the background on S.M.A.R.T., start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,_Analysis,_and_Reporting_Technology -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: JohnD on 8 May 2010 14:53
Thank you for the advice. "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > JohnD wrote: > > My computer was running real slow, so I rebooted it. The reboot hung with a > > message: > > A S.M.A.R.T. error has been detected. > > Press F1 to Resumeant to boot from the network > > > > "Resumeant"?? And boot from the network?? I am not set up to do that as far > > as I know. > > > > What kind of trouble am I in here? > > > > Appreciate any help! > > > > > Having seen the same error, I can only say: "Back up your data > daily until you replace that drive." > > On those machines I on which I've seen those S.M.A.R.T. warnings, > catastrophic hard drive failures invariably followed. Some hard > drives lasted for a few days after the warnings first appeared, one > lasted months, but some lasted only minutes. I suppose the one that > lasted months could be considered a false alarm, as "months" hardly > translates to "imminent," but, on the whole, I'd suggest you take the > warnings seriously. > > For the background on S.M.A.R.T., start here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,_Analysis,_and_Reporting_Technology > > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell > > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has > killed a great many philosophers. > ~ Denis Diderot > . > |