Question 3rd master SMART status BAD

[funkman4]

Hi,switched on the pc today,got the screen from american megatrends
3rd master Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. status BAD
Backup and replace

i have 1 ssd and 2 hdd
computer booted up after i pressed F1
i go into my pc and right click on all drives,properties tools error checking.
when i click on check it says you dont need to scan this drive,we havent found any errors on this drive.
what is my plan of attack?
thanks

 

[Lutfij]

what is my plan of attack?
First? Backup any mission critical data from the drive that's being flagged with said error, while you still have access to it. You can read through this too.

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