Amptron 3100B and SMART compatibility
This is a discussion about Amptron 3100B and SMART compatibility in the Windows Hardware category; All my hard drives support it, and I am 98% sure my mobo does too. On the boot screen it says that SMART capability is disabled. Well, I've checked all the documentation on my mboard and have not found a way to enable it.
All my hard drives support it, and I am 98% sure my mobo does too. On the boot screen it says that SMART capability is disabled. Well, I've checked all the documentation on my mboard and have not found a way to enable it.
Does anybody out there have this mobo, and better yet, does anybody know how to enable SMART capability? ----btw what exactly is it?---- ")
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Pentium II 450@504 4.5X112
128MB PC100 SDRAM
Diamond Viper V770 Ultra
Sound Blaster Live! Value
Seagate 13.6 Gig 7200RPM ATA/66
Western Digital 13.4 Gig 7200RPM ATA/66
Quantum 8.3 Gig
36X Acer CD Rom
Viewsonic PS790 19" Sweet as Heck Monitor
3Com NIC
Lexmark 5700 Printer
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Does anybody out there have this mobo, and better yet, does anybody know how to enable SMART capability? ----btw what exactly is it?---- ")
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---Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.---
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Pentium II 450@504 4.5X112
128MB PC100 SDRAM
Diamond Viper V770 Ultra
Sound Blaster Live! Value
Seagate 13.6 Gig 7200RPM ATA/66
Western Digital 13.4 Gig 7200RPM ATA/66
Quantum 8.3 Gig
36X Acer CD Rom
Viewsonic PS790 19" Sweet as Heck Monitor
3Com NIC
Lexmark 5700 Printer
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SMART is a technology that can detect defects in your hard drive, long before they become a problem.
Basically, it is a diagnostic protocol for your drives to talk to your motherboard.
In order for SMART to work, your drives would need to support it, which I am sure your ATA/66 drives support (don't know about that Quantum, depends how old it is).
The control to enable SMART would be in your BIOS. I am not exactly sure where. They may also call it something slightly different like "Hard drive diagnostic reporting." or the like.
I had an Amprton board for my old Pentium, but I only use Asus now. That company has way too many defects and problems.
Basically, it is a diagnostic protocol for your drives to talk to your motherboard.
In order for SMART to work, your drives would need to support it, which I am sure your ATA/66 drives support (don't know about that Quantum, depends how old it is).
The control to enable SMART would be in your BIOS. I am not exactly sure where. They may also call it something slightly different like "Hard drive diagnostic reporting." or the like.
I had an Amprton board for my old Pentium, but I only use Asus now. That company has way too many defects and problems.
