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| Thread ID: 39070 | 2003-10-26 11:22:00 | Using S.M.A.R.T and security | mikebartnz (21) | Press F1 |
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| 186799 | 2003-10-26 11:22:00 | Hi there all using S.M.A.R.T technology you can set security on your hard disk, I have yet to find that technololgy. Have recently tried HDD Health which is actually a bit buggy but gives you a lot of info mikebartnz |
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| 186800 | 2003-10-26 11:29:00 | Ok, so what have we just figured out? | PoWa (203) | ||
| 186801 | 2003-10-26 11:43:00 | Ok I am not too sure but I get the impression it is more to do with Laptops and that if someone tries to flog it the disk can be wiped and possibly rendered useless. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 186802 | 2003-10-27 02:25:00 | Under windows I found "active smart monitor" to be quite good. As for the security thing, I just used smartctl under linux to dump all the info for my drive and nothing security related was listed. They probably only include it on laptop drives. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 186803 | 2003-10-27 05:43:00 | You sure you're not getting confused between smart and NTFS? NTFS will give u security features, if u use 2000 or XP/NT. The hdds I use, support SMART. I cant see anything saying it has any security features. |
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| 186804 | 2003-10-27 07:32:00 | S.M.A.R.T. ( self monitoring and reporting technology ) is there to warn you if the hard drive is about to fail. I don't think it has anything to do with security. | Augustus (4490) | ||
| 186805 | 2003-10-27 11:22:00 | No I am not. NTFS has absolutely nothing to do with this. It is all to do with the modern drive with S.M.A.R.T technology. >The hdds I use, support SMART. I cant see anything saying it has any security features. Try using the program I mentioned above and you might learn some more. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 186806 | 2003-10-27 11:24:00 | If you have the software you must be able to use it with any PC. I have not yet come across the software. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 186807 | 2003-10-28 01:13:00 | I don't think security (except as in "reliability= security") is part of the SMART scheme. Many laptops use "proper" passwording of the BIOS as a deterrent to theft and would have SMART technology too. They would be listed as "features" close together in the advertisements, which could lead to confusion. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 186808 | 2003-10-28 10:05:00 | Jesus just have alook at this (www.pantersoft.com) | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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