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1720 SMART Hard Drive Detects Imminent Failure

Some PC users are reporting that when they boot their Windows 10 device, they receive the error message 1720 SMART Hard Drive detects imminent failure on a black screen. In this post, we will identify the potential causes, as well as provide the most suitable solutions you can try to get your system up and running in no time.

The values for SATA can vary from 0, 1, 2, 4, etc. Also, the values for Attribute can vary from 05, 01, C8, 255, B8, etc.

This error as indicated on the lead-in image above means that the status circuitry and firmware embedded in your drive have detected that the hard drive itself is set to fail soon, which can cause files/data loss or your hard drive will eventually stop working.

Below are the potential culprits to this error:

Inconsistent temporary data.

Failing drive.

If you're faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions in the order presented below to resolve the issue. But before you begin, if possible, try and back up your data right away to an external hard drive.

Clear the CMOS battery

Run CHKDSK

Check drive health

Replace drive

Let's take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions.

1] Clear the CMOS battery SMART monitoring system can actually display a false positive because of cached data that's being maintained by the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) battery – this is so, if you have already switched the supposedly failing drive and you're still getting the same error. In this case, you can clear the CMOS battery and see if that helps. Do the following: You may require the services of a hardware technician. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Disconnect the power cord from the AC power source. Remove the computer cover. Find the battery on the board. The battery may be in a horizontal or vertical battery holder or connected to an onboard header with a wire. If the battery is in a holder, note the orientation of the + and – on the battery. With a medium flat-blade screwdriver, gently pry the battery-free from its connector. If the battery is connected to an onboard header with a wire, disconnect the wire from the onboard header. Wait one hour, then reconnect the battery. Put the computer cover back on. Plug the computer and all devices back in. Boot the computer. If the booting fails with the same error, try the next solution. Related: SMART Failure Predicted on Hard Disk error. 2] Run CHKDSK If the S.M.A.R.T result is a false positive, it might just be a case of bad sectors on your drive of which CHKDSK is one viable solution that can be effective to fix this issue. So, if somehow your Windows 10 computer manages to boot to the desktop, you can run CHKDSK the inbuilt tool or you can try third-party disk error checking software – but if you're unable to boot to the desktop, and you have a spare PC, you can connect the failing drive via USB as an external drive and run the CHKDSK. If the issue still persists after running the CHKDSK operation, try the next solution. 3] Check drive health At this point, it's safe to assume you might be dealing with an ailing drive that is about to malfunction. However, as already pointed out, SMART monitoring is known to trigger some false positives, so we recommend you check the drive health with a 3rd-party tool like Speccy. After you must have downloaded and installed Speccy, do the following: Launch Speccy. On the left pane of the UI, click on Storage. Next, with the Storage menu selected, on the right pane, scroll down to the Smart Attributes section. At the section, check the Status of every attribute name and see whether the status deviates from the default one (Good). The utility will give you an overview of about 30+ SMART points that you need to look out for. If the measurements are off the normal range, you can safely conclude that the disk-drive is failing. In which case, you can proceed with the next and last solution. 4] Replace drive At this stage, after your tests and investigations, you have concluded that the drive in question is failing – the only option right now is to get a replacement for your faulty disk drive and try to recover as many files as possible. So, if you can boot to the desktop, you can use an external drive or any available cloud storage service to back up all your important files. However, if your disk is partially damaged and you're unable to boot to the desktop, you can either save your data/files using disk-imaging software or use a Linux Live USB to retrieve your files or you can connect the failing drive via USB as an external drive to another computer and copy out the files you need. Once you replace the failing drive and have clean installed Windows 10 on the new healthy drive, you can now proceed to restore the cloned image or just the files recovered with the USB. I hope this helps! Fix: SMART Hard Disk Error 301, 302, 309, 30A, 30B, 30C, 3F1, and 3F2.

Peru Suffering Worst Dengue Outbreak In Its History, Over 146K Cases

A health brigade fumigates a street against the Aedes aegypti that can carry the dengue virus in ... [+] Lima, Peru. Peru is experiencing its worst dengue outbreak ever. (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Peru is suffering a very bad outbreak of something that's been nicknamed "break-bone fever"—dengue. In fact, it's been a historically bad outbreak, as in the worst dengue outbreak that the country has ever had. The outbreak has already left over 146,000 people infected and at least 248 dead. It's also resulted in the resignation of Rosa Gutiérrez, MD, from her post as Peru's Minister of Health amidst questions about her handling of the outbreak. And don't expect Peru to get a break from this outbreak any time soon.

That's because El Niño and Cyclone Yaku brought lots of rain to the northern portions of Peru during the months of April and May. And such conditions have led to a situation that really bites and sucks: surge in the mosquito population. That's included a surge of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that can carry any of the four different types of dengue viruses out there and infect you by biting you.

Dengue is not a fun illness to have—very few things nicknamed "break-bone" are. Only about one in four infected with the dengue virus will develop symptoms. That may sound good but in the words of Run-DMC, it's tricky. When you have asymptomatic dengue, you may not even realize that you have dengue unless you've gotten a blood test to establish the diagnosis. While getting infected with one type of dengue virus may help your develop immunity against that specific type, it won't do so for the other three types. In fact, it can raise your risk of having worse dengue when infected by other types of the dengue virus. Not realizing that you've had dengue before may leave you unaware that you're at greater risk for developing severe dengue. Dengue can be a bit like hearing the song, "Who Let The Dogs Out?" It can be a lot worse the second time around.

A dengue fever patient walks amid patients resting under mosquito nets at the Support Hospital II in ... [+] Sullana, Piura department, in northern Peru. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

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It is more common to have mild dengue. Mild dengue typically consists of two to seven days of fever along with nausea, vomiting, a rash, muscle pain, joint pain, bone pain, or eye pain. Don't let the "mild" moniker mislead you, though. Dengue fever ain't like Bieber Fever. It earned the nickname "break-bone fever" because the pain can feel like someone is breaking your bones.

While there's no specific treatment for dengue, getting lots of rest, drinking plenty of fluids, and taking acetaminophen for the fever and pain can help. Be on the lookout, though. To put it mildly, mild dengue can turn into severe dengue within just a few hours. And severe dengue is a medical emergency.

So, when you may have mild dengue, look for the following warning signs that severe dengue is just around the corner: suffering belly tenderness or pain, vomiting at least three times over a 24-hour period, vomiting up blood, bleeding from your nose or gums, or having blood in your stool. You may also notice tiredness, restlessness, or irritability. Of course, vomiting up blood in of itself can make you restless. You don't typically say, "I'm vomiting up blood right now but let's just continue with the date" or post on Instagram, "Vomiting up blood, #Zen." If you notice any of these symptoms, see a doctor as soon as possible. And don't just see a doctor and wave. Seek emergent care from that doctor.

A worker fumigates a house against the Aedes aegypti mosquito to prevent the spread of dengue fever ... [+] in a neighborhood in Piura, northern Peru, on June 11, 2023. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

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That's because severe dengue can lead to shock, bad internal bleeding (as opposed to good internal bleeding), and potentially death. Severe dengue ends up affecting around one in every 20 people who are sick with dengue. You are more likely to get severe dengue when you've already had dengue in the past. That's why having had no symptoms during a previous dengue episode can be a bit misleading. The first dengue infection can prime your immune system to react more aggressively the second time you get infected. The resulting "antibody-dependent enhancement" can help make dengue worse the second time around. You are also more likely to develop severe dengue if you are an infant or pregnant.

Dengue has been on the rise globally. From 2000 to 2019, the number of reported cases around the world in a given year went up from 505,430 to 5.2 million, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dengue has been more common in the hot humid climates where the Aedes mosquitoes tend to live. But these regions have been expanding over the past few decades as global temperatures have continued to rise. That's because, you know, climate change is real, despite what some politicians and personalities may insist.

There is a vaccine against dengue, called Dengvaxia. But wait for it, wait for it, wait until you have had dengue at least once to get the vaccine. It's use is restricted to children from 9 to 16 years of age, who live in areas that are endemic for dengue and have already had a previous laboratory-confirmed dengue virus infection. That's because you don't want the resulting antibody response from the vaccine to make you more likely to get severe dengue.

Unless the current rate of climate change can be slowed, expect more and more such dengue outbreaks to occur. And the hot take is that with temperatures on the rise throughout the globe Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been spreading their wings to locations that typically haven't had such mosquitoes, including many part of the U.S. So, in the coming years, expect to hear of dengue outbreaks where you haven't heard of them before. This is yet another reason why governments and businesses may want to work at a much more feverish pace to reduce the pollution that's still being pumped into the air and stop treating the Earth like a gigantic toilet bowl.

Outbreak Perfected: Zero Hour Puzzles

Flipping this within the time limit automatically unlocks Outbreak Refined I.

If you bungle reaching the second switch within the timer, continue on anyway. You can do the switches in reverse order, and it's actually far easier to do so. Simply drop back down on top of latch 3, and look for the opening across the chasm. Once you're inside, it's an easy few hops to reach that first switch.

Note that you can also do these switches in the reverse order, but you'll still have to reach the second switch via this path either way.

Outbreak Refined II (Rewind Rounds) Defeat Fallen in the Exodus Garden 2A Lost Sector in the Cosmodrome to claim Inert SIVA Clusters. Toggle the second pair of switches in Exotic mission "Zero Hour" on Legend difficulty. Launch the mission from the "Into the Light" subscreen on your Director. Complete the Exotic mission "Zero Hour" on Legend difficulty. Launch the mission from the "Into the Light" subscreen on your Director. Speak with Ada-1 in the Tower Annex. To reach the Exodus Garden 2A Lost Sector, deploy to The Steppes near Shaw Han and turn around to proceed south into The Divide (where a Fallen Walker regularly spawns). Jump on top of a stretch of crumbling road to reach a large tank and then proceed through the hole in the wall ahead. If you've yet to do Outbreak Refined I, then you can double dip here with the first step. Simple proceed through the Lost Sector exclusively using Outbreak Perfected, and you should get enough. The second pair of switches are, blissfully, far easier to achieve than the first. You have to take the same alternate route that you did for Outbreak Refined I. (You can also do these in the same Legend run, but you will be pressed for time.) In the storeroom with the second switch, there's a vent you can destroy close to the ceiling. This leads to a narrow area with thin ledges on either side you can hop to. There'll be one enemy on each pair of ledges, and your first switch will be on one of the earliest ledges on the right. Take a bit of time to progress through this area and eliminate all of the enemies first. The exit is on the last ledge to the left, but there's also a switch there that activates a series of bridges that span between each pair of ledges. Activate that, then double back to the first switch, flip it, then exit the area via the vent next to the bridge switch.

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