New Intel firmware ought to fix the problem. See here: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18363
And from the release notes: "This firmware revision fixes enumeration and slow-boot issues on SATA 6Gb/s controllers, adds improvements to S.M.A.R.T. attributes for more accurate reporting of drive health, improves NCQ capability, and fixes possible drive hangs when reading S.M.A.R.T. self-test log." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/597518 Title: smartd Read SMART Self Test Log Failed on Intel X25-M SSD -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs