I get a S.M.A.R.T error downloading El Capitan

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Houndogs Author

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I get a S.M.A.R.T error downloading El Capitan

Is my hard drive getting ready to crash?

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 7.1

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 11:02 AM

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CMCSK

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Oct 9, 2015 1:20 PM in response to Houndogs

Run AHT.

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rkaufmann87

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Oct 9, 2015 2:42 PM in response to Houndogs

Houndogs wrote:

Is my hard drive getting ready to crash?

Sounds like it, as instructed run AHT in extended mode 2-3 times back to back, the reason to run in extended mode is basic mode won't show a thing, and the reason to run multiple time s back to back is AHT doesn't find errors sometimes.

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