system
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My Dell diagnostic tests show failures. I am wondering if this is because Avast is blocking the tests.
It fails two tests: Linear read and SMART short self test.
Could these be because Avast is turned on?
And how do I turn Avast off???
Thanks Gary
CraigB
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Right click the avast ball and disable shields.
system
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You could migrate to Hard Disk Sentinel (http://www.hdsentinel.com/) which is immune to AV actions. OK, immune to v7.0.1506 actions. ;D
It has the advantage that it can be run as a service under Windows, dunno about Linux.
Gordon.