"SMART Short Test- failed"

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fozzy40 · #1 Post by **fozzy40** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:54 pm

I ran PC Doctor 5 for Windows on my IBM T43 and I got this "SMART Short Test- failed" error message. Does anyone know what this means?

Thank you.

#2 Post by **richk** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:16 pm

SMART refers to the HDD. Get a copy of drive fitness test (DFT) and run the full test.

fozzy40 · #3 Post by **fozzy40** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:35 pm

I tried running the Hitachi Drive Fitness test but I don't have an floppy A drive so I can't set it up. Any suggestions?

#4 Post by **rkawakami** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:03 pm

Welcome to thinkpads.com!

The Hitachi web site where you can download DFT also has a version that can be burned on a CD:

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/d ... 09_b00.iso

You will of course need a CD burner and a program which writes .ISO formatted files correctly.

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