In Disk Utility S.M.A.R.T. Staus says Failing! Uh Oh!

Well this doesn't look like a good sign for my old iBook G3 500mhz, 128mb RAM. What does this mean?

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Posted on Feb 17, 2006 5:15 PM

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Feb 17, 2006 7:27 PM in response to Internet Wiz

Well, it means that the next time you go to boot up, you may not be able to, or you may suddenly start having system freezes from which you can't recover, as your hard drive is failing. Once it is gone, it is unlikely you will be able to retrieve anything from it. So quit stalling and back up your important data asap. Best way to do this is with an external drive, but however you decide to do it, do it now.

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In Disk Utility S.M.A.R.T. Staus says Failing! Uh Oh!

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