I recently sent this in using my AOLmail before I remembered being told the list wasn't accepting AOLmail so I'm sorry if it gets double posted. Lately, when I start one of my pcs, I get this message; Pri Master Hard Disk:S.M.A.R.T. Status Bad Backup and Replace Press f1 to resume. I press f1 and continue with no problems. I have noticed in the past that there is an "enable/Disable" option in the "bios" settings but not knowing anything about S.M.A.R.T., I haven't messed with it. Is there a chance the warning could be wrong? I hope so since my Primary HD is a WD 10,000rpm which I can't afford to replace unless I do so with a cheaper drive. The 2nd drive is an older WD 60 gig that, since problem started, doesn't even show up in My Computer. I haven't experienced any major problems with this pc but lately while sitting idle, I've noticed an occasional sound similar to a thermal cut-off switch turning off and back on. I assumed it was the fan regulator changing speeds but this warning has me second-guessing that asumption. The only time this pc has been connected to the internet was when I first activated windows (xp home) and any software or other media I insert is checked first with AV software on another machine. I have the HD in a cooler box that fits a drive slot. It's a dual fan gizmo with LED read-out that alternates between CPU and HD temperatures which usually run about 83 and 88 degrees. I'm not sure which reading represents which component but these temps have been pretty consistant since it was built. The only major change I've made is to add a second HD for video and music files. I did that a couple months ago and the warning just started in the last few days. One other problem I've had (which I posted here but never really resolved) is an occasional freeze-up of movie DVDs which requires a reboot but even this hasn't happened in a month or two. The pc is using a Soyo mobo, P-4 3.2 hyper-thread and 2 gig ram. primary HD is sata and 2nd HD is on the ribbon cable with my dvd drive. Is there any hope for this HD or shall I play a durge and commit it to the briney deep? -Phil- PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml