Blizzie

I just installed Vista a few days ago and there's been multiple problems, although this one isn't critical to me.

I enabled and disabled SMART status for my harddrives in the BIOS but applications say SMART is disabled. SpeedFan, HDDlife, etc sees nothing at all. I haven't touched my BIOS settings since I've reformatted. Is there something I have to enable in Vista to allow SMART readings?

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Donnie Darko

This thread is worth reading.

What utility are you using to report the SMART status ? SpeedFan seems to be considered reliable.

Also, there is the question of Vista 32-bit vs. 64-bit. Which is yours ?

And also if it's an nVidia chipset. What is yours ?

The best possibility I found is the chipset drivers. Are yours the most recent ?

Also, double-check the jumper(s) on the HD's, if this applies.

Blizzie

SpeedFan, HDDlife, etc.
32 bit.
650i chipset.
How do I check my chipset drivers?
Jumpers have been removed for SATAII.

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Donnie Darko

Well first run Windows Update & see if microsoft has anything for you.

Second, check device manager and see if there are any flagged devices. There might be a missing driver or something.

Does the system have a RAID controller card ? One post said that they do not allow SMART reporting.

Also double-triple check your BIOS. There might be a second weirdo BIOS setting, or maybe the first one isn't "sticking".

Blizzie

Windows update - been there, done that
Device manager - checked that already
RAID Controller - no RAID card, no RAID setup =P
BIOS - I'll check it over once again

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