smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
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Device Model:     Conner Peripherals 240MB - CP30254
Serial Number:    BM9HM1P
Firmware Version: 0.36
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   1
ATA Standard is:  Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is:    Fri Feb 13 14:01:47 2009 CET
SMART is only available in ATA Version 3 Revision 3 or greater.
We will try to proceed in spite of this.
SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show if SMART supported.
                  Checking for SMART support by trying SMART ENABLE command.
Error SMART Enable failed
                  SMART ENABLE failed - this establishes that this device lacks SMART functionality.
A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.