Step 1. The user needs to reboot the system. Once it has been done, the volume down button or the F2 is to be pressed:
Step 2. The path that is then to be followed is advanced > SMART settings > SMART self-test> Disabled. The setting is, however, enabled by default. The process here ends in full:
Part 1. What Is Smart Error?
Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology is abbreviated as S.M.A.R.T or SMART. It is a mechanism that has been integrated into the computer hard drives, including HDDs and SSDs. It can be used to monitor the hard drive health, detect and report imminent hard drive failure, and minimize the risk of unexpected system shutdown and data loss. If you receive the error message of “Pri Master Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T Status BAD, Backup and Replace Press F1 to Resume” when switching on your computer, it indicates that something wrong with the hard drive happens.
The SMART status bad is a hard drive error, which means that the hard drive is about to crash. The reliability of the hard disk drives, as well as solid-state drives, depends upon this mechanism. If the SMART error occurs, the main reason is that the magnets inside the hard drive are now of no use. The users should ensure that the necessary precautionary measures are taken to save the data that has been written onto the hard drive. SMART technology is a mechanism that should be taken seriously, and therefore, it should never be turned off. At times the users disable it from inside the BIOS, but it is not at all recommended.
ow to Fix SMART Hard Disk Error
Usually, after the SMART status bad warning, you will not get a failed hard drive immediately and still have time to back up the computer and transfer data to a replaced one. However, the next question might be how to fix the SMART error. 3 ways for different situations can be considered.
- Disable S.M.A.R.T error from the BIOS. It is OK if you want to continue the use of the hard drive. But it is not recommended since the hard drive is doomed to failure, and disabling the error will increase the likelihood of data loss.
- Back up and replace. If the computer is successfully booted after pressing F1, you can immediately resort to a hard drive backup utility to help you back up important data and move them into another secure hard disk.
- Reboot and recover. If your computer fails to boot or data gets damaged after pressing F1 to resume, you might need bootable media and a data recovery tool to facilitate the data retrieval.