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220-1201 Question #454: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Self-monitoring and Reporting Technology. Clicking sounds and delayed POST commonly indicate a failing hard drive. Enabling Self- Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology allows the system to monitor drive health and report potential hardware failures, helping diagnose the issue before total drive failure occurs.

Submitted by marco_it· Mar 30, 2026Hardware and Network Troubleshooting

Question

A workstation is making clicking sounds inside the case. The UEFI POST takes longer than usual, but the system starts up and all the programs function normally. Which of the following should a technician enable in the UEFI to troubleshoot this issue?

Options

  • ATrusted Platform Module
  • BHyperthreading
  • CVirtualization extensions
  • DSelf-monitoring and Reporting Technology

Explanation

Clicking sounds and delayed POST commonly indicate a failing hard drive. Enabling Self- Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology allows the system to monitor drive health and report potential hardware failures, helping diagnose the issue before total drive failure occurs.

Topics

#S.M.A.R.T.#UEFI settings#Hard drive diagnostics#Storage troubleshooting

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