Is there a script to disable a SMART HARD DRIVE FAILURE IS IMMINENT MESSAGE

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Solution 1

Instead of ignoring the message, replace the drive. It is about to die on you.

Solution 2

To echo @Zypher and @squillman, When you see this message, you should replace the hard disk, not turn the alarm off. This is akin to turning the monitors attached to ICU patients simply because they are annoyingly beeping.

However, it is possible to turn it off in many cases (but do not do this unless you know what you are doing): turn off SMART support in the BIOS: This will stop it from complaining that there is imminent failure of harddrive. Note that this also stop SMART from telling you that other drive are failing in case they are. I repeat, don't do this unless you know what you are doing.

I am not sure, though, if the BIOS in inspiron contain such an option. This option is available in most desktop systems using e.g. Gigabyte/MSI/etc motherboards.

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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  • Admin
    Admin about 1 year

    I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 running Windows XP and on start up I receive a message stating SMART Failure Predicted on Hard Disk 4: WDC WD600BEVS-75LAT0-(S1)

  • Admin
    Admin over 13 years
    Yes, I understand this however is not my system and the owner would like to know if the message can be disabled until the new parts arrive from Dell. Is it possible to run a script that will disable this message? I looked in the bios and am not aware of anything that would turn this off.
  • SquareWheel
    SquareWheel over 13 years
    Ok thank you, I just wanted to clarify that disabling this message was not an option.
  • Bart Silverstrim
    Bart Silverstrim over 13 years
    If it's not in the BIOS to suppress boot time messages like that, no, you can't script it. Primarily because Dell would probably catch @#$ if they allowed it then users would have failed drives and come back on them to complain that they lost their data because they weren't aware it was going to fail. Once the data is copied off the drive it's probably best to not use is. There's a slight slight chance that a "damaged drive" can damage other parts connected on the bus, etc. if you don't know what exactly is failing on the drive or how it's dying.
  • Zoredache
    Zoredache over 13 years
    @waterfallrain, If he is getting that message then he probably should not be using that drive. If he doesn't have a backup he should make one immediately. Do not wait for the new drive to arrive.