RE: what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd (5. x...)
SMART is not needed for anything. It will only warn you when your hard disks are going bad. I don't ever remember anything about it actually remapping sectors. Its a hardware function, so it has nothing to do with FreeBSD really. > -Original Message- > From: Angelin Lalev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 1:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd > (5.x...) > > > Hi everyone, > > I've got this question that bugs me. > > It seems that the bios setup utility on my desktop machine (MB. > GA-8IPE1000-G Pro) does not support turning on S.M.A.R.T. > > I remember that long ago I've read somewhere in the net > that S.M.A.R.T has to do something with remapping the bad sectors > on the IDE drive similar to the way SCSI controller should do it, > but probably I've got it wrong... > > So, what is S.M.A.R.T, does FreeBSD use it, and should it be turned > on trough the bios setup utility? > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This electronic transmission, including all attachments, is directed in confidence solely to the person(s) to whom it is addressed, or an authorized recipient, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. The contents of the transmission may also be subject to intellectual property rights and all such rights are expressly claimed and are not waived. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic transmission and then immediately delete this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd (5.x...)
In the last episode (Jan 02), Angelin Lalev said: > It seems that the bios setup utility on my desktop machine (MB. > GA-8IPE1000-G Pro) does not support turning on S.M.A.R.T. > > I remember that long ago I've read somewhere in the net that > S.M.A.R.T has to do something with remapping the bad sectors on the > IDE drive similar to the way SCSI controller should do it, but > probably I've got it wrong... SMART is a system where you can poll the disk for status info like temperature, number of corrected reads, self-test results, etc. Bad block remapping will get done by the drive whether you use SMART to monitor it or not. > So, what is S.M.A.R.T, does FreeBSD use it, and should it be turned > on trough the bios setup utility? It's not really a BIOS thing. It depends on the hard drives you have. You can install the smartmontools port to monitor SMART data for both SCSI and ATA disks. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd (5.x...)
The date on your computer is wrong: Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 09:50:41 +0200 Sorry I don't know the answer to your question. Angelin Lalev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've got this question that bugs me. > > It seems that the bios setup utility on my desktop machine (MB. > GA-8IPE1000-G Pro) does not support turning on S.M.A.R.T. > > I remember that long ago I've read somewhere in the net > that S.M.A.R.T has to do something with remapping the bad sectors > on the IDE drive similar to the way SCSI controller should do it, > but probably I've got it wrong... > > So, what is S.M.A.R.T, does FreeBSD use it, and should it be turned > on trough the bios setup utility? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
what is S.M.A.R.T and do I need it when I'm using freebsd (5.x...)
Hi everyone, I've got this question that bugs me. It seems that the bios setup utility on my desktop machine (MB. GA-8IPE1000-G Pro) does not support turning on S.M.A.R.T. I remember that long ago I've read somewhere in the net that S.M.A.R.T has to do something with remapping the bad sectors on the IDE drive similar to the way SCSI controller should do it, but probably I've got it wrong... So, what is S.M.A.R.T, does FreeBSD use it, and should it be turned on trough the bios setup utility? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
