Want to reset S.M.A.R.T. data

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I have a WD 320GB SATA drive that I want to reset the S.M.A.R.T. because
I want to see if the error is due to the SATA cable or the drive itself.
The drive was having loud clicking noise before, but the noise is gone
after I changed the data cabe.
 
Previously newbie said:
I have a WD 320GB SATA drive that I want to reset the S.M.A.R.T. because
I want to see if the error is due to the SATA cable or the drive itself.
The drive was having loud clicking noise before, but the noise is gone
after I changed the data cabe.
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You cannot do this. At least there is not documented way to do it.
Good thing, because otherwise people could ''repair'' defective
drives and sell them as in good condition.

For your application you do not need to reset anything. Just see
whether new errors are put into the disk's log.

Arno
 
newbie said:
I have a WD 320GB SATA drive that I want to reset the S.M.A.R.T. because
I want to see if the error is due to the SATA cable or the drive itself.
The drive was having loud clicking noise before, but the noise is gone
after I changed the data cabe.
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Get yourself a copy of PC3000, which will do this for you - and an awful
lot more.

Mind you, you could purchase about 60 drives for the price...


Odie
 
You cannot do this. At least there is not documented way to do it.
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Uhuh. And how exactly do the PC3000 people manage to figure it out, babblebot.

Babblebot, always eager to be the first so he can make a fool out of himself.
Good thing, because otherwise people could ''repair'' defective
drives and sell them as in good condition.
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That is what repair is all about, Babblebot. Another brainfarct?
 
Folkert Rienstra said:
Babblebot, always eager to be the first so he can make a fool out of himself.
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Only to be eclipsed in foolishness by Folkert Rienstra?
 
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