[XCSSA] SMART drive labeled bad

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

On Tuesday 16 October 2007 12:49, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> I have been using a drive that constantly comes up with SMART status bad.
>
> I have disabled SMART on the system bios.
>
> I was wondering if there is a utility that will change the status of the
> SMART drive?

If it's coming up as bad.. I would recommend getting your data off it NOW.. 
before you lose it all.  If you want a more conclusive r/w smart test, just 
google for:
	xcssa smartctl

for examples on how to use it.

Good luck!

Tweeks