smb@research.att.com (Steven M. Bellovin) writes:
> Hmm, I didn't even realize we had SMART support.  Is there any 
> disadvantage to having it enabled?  Should I just put an enable command 
> into rc.local?

Could your bios be turning it off?  I recall seeing it in the Asus
A7V's bios the last time I ventured down.  I wasn't sure if I wanted
the bios to grab control from NetBSD if some Smart warning popped up
so I turned it off.  I don't know if it is a coincidence, but shortly
thereafter I noticed that the drives then started booting with "smart
disabled".

-wolfgang
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