Saturday, 30 July 2011

Hard Disk SMART Command Failed - Reason and Fix

The main reason for this error message is hard disk failure and when the SMART BIOS feature detect this issue we will get the hard disk smart command failed error message.

SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology for monitoring the hard drive for any kind of malfunctioning. If S.M.A.R.T detect any problems with computer hard disk it will return the hard disk smart command failed error message.

solutions for hard disk smart command failed error message 

The permanent solution for hard disk smart command failed error message is replace your hard disk with a new one. But there are some other workarounds for this error. They are:

1. Disable S.M.A.R.T feature in BIOS 

It will avoid the chance of detecting the computer hard disk failures and you will not get any more SMART error message. We know it is not a perfect solution for long term.

2. Disconnect the power and Bus of hard disk and reconnect 

It will let you reboot your computer without any issue and back to booting menu.

3. Regular Hard Disk recovery methods 

It is recommended to perform any kind of hard disk recovery steps like de-fragmentation for fixing the errors of your computer hard disk.

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