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<DIV>Hi Matt and everyone,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the replys. I <EM>am</EM> a little scared now because I have also been having kernal panics a lot when my modem disconnects. What exactly is drive failure? Is it operable? I know these are silly questions but this computer has not given me any probelms for almost 3 years now.</DIV>
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<DIV>How do you check SMART status? I am running 10.2.8 so this is not built into Disk Utility like it is in Panther, I think. Also, can you check SMART status on ANY drive or does it have to be a certain drive to be SMART checkable?</DIV>
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<DIV>If it matters, my iBook is a 12" 700MHz with 384mb RAM. The drive is a 30gb Ultra ATA. This iBook came on the scene in May 2002.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks again!</DIV>
<DIV>Ronda<BR><BR><B><I>Matthew Faulds <mattfaulds@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Don't want to scare you but this sounds horribly familiar. Have you checked <BR>the SMART status of your HD? My 12" ibook had similar behaviour and the <BR>drive suddenly failed.<BR><BR>Matt<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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