>>>>I just lost my c: drive this morning which was a S.M.A.R.T. Western Digital 1.2 gig.
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>>>If the old (1.2G) drive was visible to your BIOS and you could copy the data off it, it probably wasn't really dead. You might want to reformat it and try to use it again (as another spare). I'd also suggest scanning ALL your drives for virii...
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>>Actually, I think that's what smart is supposed to do self monitoring and resource tracking or something like that. The drive wouldn't boot, but the data was still there. Since it's still under warranty, I'm sending it back for a replacement. I just don't know what I'm going to do with a puny 1.2 gig drive though!< G >
>You can send it to me! 8^)

Well I would, but my son needs a lot more room for his games!