First thing I would do is go to the Maxtor site, download and run their MaxBlast utility and test the drive, The SMART was probably turned off on your other setup. The SMART circuitry is supposed to predict faliure before it happens so you can get your data off before you loose it. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology Here is a random site I pulled up on Google that can explain more: http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/ . In my experience, this technology is very reliable and I always turn it on in any machine I work on. Howard Rubin Fortaleza, Brazil Re:: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:38:26 -0800 From: Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]> Subject: S.M.A.R.T. hard drive message In migrating my files to my new P4 computer, I temporarily connected my Maxtor 40G hard drive to the new board. During booting, I got a SMART message saying that the drive was reporting an error and that I should backup the data and replace the drive. I never got this message on my old computer (P2-400), and the drive has apparently been functioning just fine. Anyone have experience with the SMART reporting? Peter ------------------ The NoSpin Group [log in to unmask] Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml