How do I get my WD My Book 250gb external HD to get SMART status? And why do I need it?
G5Unit macrumors 68020 Original poster Apr 3, 2005 2,107 10 I'm calling the cops Jan 8, 2007 #1 How do I get my WD My Book 250gb external HD to get SMART status? And why do I need it?
After G macrumors 68000 Aug 27, 2003 1,583 1 California Jan 8, 2007 #2 Won't work with externals as far as I know. SMART status isn't really necessary, but can be useful in some cases as your HD will tell you it is failing before you lose data.
Won't work with externals as far as I know. SMART status isn't really necessary, but can be useful in some cases as your HD will tell you it is failing before you lose data.