Re: [6.2/Windows] Short self-test routine: "Function not implemented"

Hello

Thanks for the help. As of now, the reply didn't 
show up in the ml, so I replied in the thread in 
case other newbies have the same issue.

Looks like the Windows driver only implements a subset of the SATA features.

At 15:22 30/05/2014, Ozy de Jong wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I can think of two possibile issues:
>
>- Did you enable SMART in your BIOS ?
>- What kind of hard drive and disk controller do 
>you have ? Most of the time smartmontools cannot 
>get infos if your disk controller doesn't 
>support command passthrough or if you have a RAID.
>
>Regards,
>Ozy.
>
>-----Message initial-----
> > De:Gilles <[email protected]>
> > Envoyé: vendredi 30 mai 2014 12:15
> > À: [email protected]
> > Sujet: [smartmontools-support] [6.2/Windows] 
> Short self-test routine: &quot;Function not implemented&quot;
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > Before asking in the ml, I checked the FAQ but found no entry. I tried
> > searching Gmane's archives, but it currently says "You don't have
> > permission to access / on this server."
> >
> > I just installed Smartmontools on Windows 7 through Smartmontools-win
> > (www.netpower.fr) and am learning about how to use Smartmontools.
> >
> > I opened a DOS box with Admin rights, but apparently, smartclt.exe
> > won't run the short self-test:
> >
> > =================
> > c:\Program Files\smartmontools for Windows\bin>smartctl -H /dev/sda
> > smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [i686-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (sf-6.2-1)
> > Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke,
> > www.smartmontools.org
> >
> > Read SMART Thresholds failed: Function not implemented
> >
> > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
> > SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
> >
> > =================
> > c:\Program Files\smartmontools for Windows\bin>smartctl -t short
> > /dev/sda
> > smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [i686-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (sf-6.2-1)
> > Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke,
> > www.smartmontools.org
> >
> > === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
> > Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in
> > off-line mode".
> > Command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line
> > mode" failed: Function not implemented
> > =================
> >
> > Any idea why it won't run the test?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> > 
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