S.M.A.R.T. problem

marcoac14 · 7th Nov 2005, 03:54 AM

Hi, I'd like to enable SMART but I cant find the option to enable it on Bios. My mobo is Abit AT7-MAX2. Thanks

1031982 · 7th Nov 2005, 08:31 AM

I just looked up the manual, and I would guess one of two things. Either the BIOS doesent support it, or it does support it and forces it on when it's avalebal and doesent show the option.
If you want to see if it's enabled, try a utility like Active SMART. It will at least let you know if it's on or not. That can be downloaded here .

marcoac14 · 7th Nov 2005, 09:07 AM

I know this program. It does not tell me if my mobo supports or not SMART. Even if my mobo supports and its disabled the program wouldn't report me. When I bought my mobo, it was the top for socket A and it's unlikely that a top model doesn't support SMART. Something is hidden and I can't enable it. Thanks

aKho · 7th Nov 2005, 09:10 AM

are we talking about SMART HDD Monitoring? what does it do exactly?

marcoac14 · 7th Nov 2005, 09:18 AM

Yes, we are... It reports hdd data about bad blocks, temperature and everything else bout your hard disk. It also reports when it fails or when it will fail, I guess. Sometimes it's very useful to prevent hdd failure. Unfortunately it seems my mobo doesn't support.

aKho · 7th Nov 2005, 03:21 PM

i have it disabled. where does it report all those info? in bios? if so, would be troublesome to view everytime...

peaz · 7th Nov 2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by marcoac14

Hi, I'd like to enable SMART but I cant find the option to enable it on Bios. My mobo is Abit AT7-MAX2. Thanks

Hmm weird indeed that it does not have tat option in the BIOS, since older boards did have that option.

I did a search in their BIOS updates, doesn't mention SMART anywhere

marcoac14 · 7th Nov 2005, 05:34 PM

And the last bios update is from 2003...

probably the board supports smart but I cant enable it because of bios... What do u know about modded bios?

1031982 · 7th Nov 2005, 05:35 PM

I know I wouldn't want to mess with the BIOS on the motherboard. Updating it, sure, but altering it, I won't touch it. Really risky...

Adrian Wong · 7th Nov 2005, 06:22 PM

SMART isn't that great IMHO. Sure, it offers "some" predictive suggestions about the possibility of a drive failing. But I don't think it's worth enabling.

Check the BIOS Optimization Guide for more on SMART - http://www.rojakpot.com/bog.aspx.

The simplified version is available here - http://www.rojakpot.com/freebog.aspx.

7th Nov 2005, 03:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
marcoac14 Newbie Join Date: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	S.M.A.R.T. problem Hi, I'd like to enable SMART but I cant find the option to enable it on Bios. My mobo is Abit AT7-MAX2. Thanks

7th Nov 2005, 08:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,635 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 11	I just looked up the manual, and I would guess one of two things. Either the BIOS doesent support it, or it does support it and forces it on when it's avalebal and doesent show the option. If you want to see if it's enabled, try a utility like Active SMART. It will at least let you know if it's on or not. That can be downloaded here . __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 4GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 4850, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

7th Nov 2005, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 2,830 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	are we talking about SMART HDD Monitoring? what does it do exactly? __________________

7th Nov 2005, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 2,830 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	i have it disabled. where does it report all those info? in bios? if so, would be troublesome to view everytime... __________________

7th Nov 2005, 05:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,635 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 11	I know I wouldn't want to mess with the BIOS on the motherboard. Updating it, sure, but altering it, I won't touch it. Really risky... __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 4GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 4850, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

7th Nov 2005, 09:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
marcoac14 Newbie Join Date: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I know this program. It does not tell me if my mobo supports or not SMART. Even if my mobo supports and its disabled the program wouldn't report me. When I bought my mobo, it was the top for socket A and it's unlikely that a top model doesn't support SMART. Something is hidden and I can't enable it. Thanks

7th Nov 2005, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
marcoac14 Newbie Join Date: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Yes, we are... It reports hdd data about bad blocks, temperature and everything else bout your hard disk. It also reports when it fails or when it will fail, I guess. Sometimes it's very useful to prevent hdd failure. Unfortunately it seems my mobo doesn't support.

7th Nov 2005, 05:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
marcoac14 Newbie Join Date: 7 Nov 2005 Posts: 5 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	And the last bios update is from 2003... probably the board supports smart but I cant enable it because of bios... What do u know about modded bios?

7th Nov 2005, 06:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,143 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	SMART isn't that great IMHO. Sure, it offers "some" predictive suggestions about the possibility of a drive failing. But I don't think it's worth enabling. Check the BIOS Optimization Guide for more on SMART - http://www.rojakpot.com/bog.aspx. The simplified version is available here - http://www.rojakpot.com/freebog.aspx. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs