Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T

[Germain]

I tried to make a copy of my hard drive with Acrosnis True Image and for some reason it failed. Since then (it might a coincidence) but when I turn on my computer I get the following message.

"Sec slave hard disk S.M.A.R.T, satus Bad, Back up and replace
Press F1 to resume".

then I press F1 and everything looks normal.

I have acces to my secondary slave hard drive without problems.

Thanks

[jrsweger]

S.M.A.R.T. is an early warning device telling you that the drive is going bad or at least some part of it is no longer passing the criteria spelled out. If it is a Western Digital, you can download their diagnostics which will display the S.M.A.R.T. results.

[#43 fan]

I would do as it says, back up your hard drive and replace it.
SMART is usually a reliable diagnosis, and it is wise to do what it says.