No S.M.A.R.T. status in Panther's Disk Utility?

michaelsanford

michaelsanford

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Sounds useful, but it doesn't appear on either my iBook or iMac (or when booted from the Panther 1 CD).

Edit: In fact, it's not even in their screenshot... or am I looking in the wrong place or something?

What's the deal?

Here's a Panther-specific tip: at the bottom of the Disk Utility window, you will see a line called "S.M.A.R.T" status. No, this doesn't check your disk's IQ! "S.M.A.R.T" technology is a monitoring system that allows your hard drive to perform self-checks and to warn you when it is about to fail. If you see "verified," your disk is doing well. Perform your regular backups and continue reading this page. If you see "About to fail," your disk will fail, and will do so sooner than later. Immediately backup your files and replace the hard drive — or contact your nearest Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
- http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/11/21/maintenance.html
 
Of the three hard drives connected to my computer, only one displays S.M.A.R.T. status. I think it just depends on the disk. It doesn't appear in their screenshot because they have a single volume selected, not an actual disk.
 
If the hard drive you have installed is older, it most likely won't have this feature. It's a feature of hard drives, not the Disk Utility. DU will recognize it when the disk supports it.
 
Also the S.M.A.R.T. status is only displayed for the root level of the disk. So e.g. if you have two partitions neither partition will display SMART status but the root drive will. Same goes for if you only have one partition.
 
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