Hi Peter,
I had to scratch my head where I read this then it struck me that it was at
Steve Gibson's site in the FAQ for Spin Rite. http://grc.com/srQ&A.htm  A
short way down the page he talks about S.M.A.R.T. and doesn't seem, to think
it is. Not a solution for your issue, but a possible clue.

Brad Loomis
Morro Bay, CA
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As best I can tell, the SMART is enabled on both computers. I ran the
MaxBlaster diagnostic software and even in the full test mode it reports
that the drive is fine. The Intel motherboard, however, insists that the
drive is about to fail. Does Intel have something against Maxtor?

Peter
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