The S.M.A.R.T. capability most likely is irrelevent to the problem and should probably remain disabled. A brief discussion of this item can be found in the BIOS Guide at www.rojakpot.com. There is an excellent guide there to help you decide how to set up all the poorly documented items in your BIOS. If anyone knows of other sources for this kind of information, it would be nice if you would share them with us. Dean Kukral PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>