Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Sep 26, 2009, 5:57:55 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Gabriele Pohl

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FAQ

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+=== BIOS has a SMART enable/disable setting.  What does it do, and how should I set it? ===
+
+Some type of BIOS can check the SMART health status of a disk at bootup: the equivalent of '{{{smartctl -H /dev/hd?}}}'.  This one-time check on bootup is done if the BIOS SMART setting is set to {{{ENABLE}}}, and is not done if the setting is set to {{{DISABLE}}}.
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+If this one-time check is done, and the disk's health status is found to be {{{FAILED}}}, then typically the BIOS will display an error message and refuse to boot the machine.
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+For the proper functioning of smartmontools, either BIOS setting may be used.
+
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+
 === On Windows {{{smartctl}}} prints the message: "...Log Read failed: Function not implemented" ===
 
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-<h3><a name="bios-setting"></a>My computer's BIOS has a SMART enable/disable setting.  What
-does it do, and how should I set it?</h3>
-
-<p>Some type of BIOS can check the SMART health status of a disk at
-bootup: the equivalent of '<span class="code">smartctl -H /dev/hd?</span>'.  This one-time check on
-bootup is done if the BIOS SMART setting is set to '<tt>ENABLE</tt>', and is
-not done if the setting is set to '<tt>DISABLE</tt>'.</p>
-
-<p>If this one-time check is done, and the disk's health status is found
-to be '<tt>FAIL</tt>', then typically the BIOS will display an error message
-and refuse to boot the machine.</p>
-
-<p>For the proper functioning of smartmontools, either BIOS setting may
-be used.</p>
-<hr />
+
 
 <h3><a name="temp-seagate"></a>Attribute 194 (Temperature Celsius) behaves strangely on my Seagate disk</h3>