"Hard Drive Failing" message when X starts

raylhm · 12-24-2007, 01:28 PM

I get this message 8 out of 10 boot up's saying my hd is failing. So I put in a new hd and it still will show that error, how come??

kilgoretrout · 12-24-2007, 03:05 PM

Try replacing the cable; that would be the next logical step.

raylhm · 12-24-2007, 04:30 PM

Thanks for the reply. The cable to the hard drive I assume you mean, the ribbon?

kilgoretrout · 12-27-2007, 12:54 PM

Yes, that would be the ribbon cable. You generally need to get an 80 wire cable for modern hard drives, not the older 40 wire ribbon cables. You can also try a different power connector to the hard drive and see if that helps but I think the ribbon, data cable is a more likely source of trouble.

raylhm · 01-11-2008, 12:45 PM

I replaced the cable yesterday and it still gives me the error. Obviously it's not the drive or the cable, is it s.m.a.r.t?

vbraca · 01-16-2008, 01:42 AM

Hi, I have a similar "problem" with S.M.A.R.T notification pop-up on my laptop using SATA drive ever since last openSuSE kernel update. From what I've read seems like this is either a false alarm or a problem created due to forcefull shutdown with power button. Reinstalling openSuSE root drive should fix it for those eager to remove this "cripy" notification.

raylhm · 01-18-2008, 12:46 PM

I deleted the s.m.a.r.t hhd monitoring file. That fixed it. I bought a new drive because of that message. But, my other one was old and 40G and the new one was 80G so it worked out OK in the end. Thanks for the reply.