Nov 18, 2005 #1 W wahoyaho Gawd Joined Jan 20, 2005 Messages 514 whats this? i see it in my mobo but have no clue what it is. should i turn it on or off? default is off i believe also do i need to turn s.m.a.r.t. for anything or is it ok to leave it off
whats this? i see it in my mobo but have no clue what it is. should i turn it on or off? default is off i believe also do i need to turn s.m.a.r.t. for anything or is it ok to leave it off
Nov 18, 2005 #2 J Josh_B Supreme [H]ardness Joined Aug 15, 2000 Messages 6,954 Both should be on. SMART, as you know, lets you know (sometimes) ahead of a hard drive failure that something is wrong... 32-bit I/O means faster! Most drivers in the OS enable this anyways, but hey, there's no harm in turning it on.
Both should be on. SMART, as you know, lets you know (sometimes) ahead of a hard drive failure that something is wrong... 32-bit I/O means faster! Most drivers in the OS enable this anyways, but hey, there's no harm in turning it on.
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