New Hard Drive acting "weird".

So I bought and installed a Maxtor Maxline III internal hard drive. At first when I checked the SMART status, it read "Not Supported". Then, all of a sudden it read "Verified". Now again, I am getting "Not Supported". Any insight?

Make sure the connectors are on correctly. Try it in another SATA enclosure if possible.
If this keeps up it is a hard drive failure. If so call Maxtor Warranty services at 1-800-262-9867 and get a replacement. They are great people to work with.
Best Regards,
Michael

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