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Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> ...
> Been there, done that:
>
>   $ /usr/sbin/smartctl.exe -i /dev/hda
>   smartctl version 5.37 [i686-cygwin-xp-sp2] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
>   Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
>
>   ATA/SATA driver is possibly a SCSI class driver not supporting SMART.
>   If this is a SCSI disk, try "scsi<adapter><id>".
>   Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)
>
>   A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or
>   more '-T permissive' options.
>
> The drive is a Samsung 1614C which definitely supports SMART.  Oh well,
> so the answer is just "too bad", I assume...
>
>   

Yes.
The device driver is likely a SCSI miniport driver and does not 
implement SMART functions.
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/#FAQ-win-ata-as-scsi
Try option "-r ioctl,2" for a more detailed diagnostic output.

Christian


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