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14.8 Checking the S.M.A.R.T Information
The S.M.A.R.T.
(
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
)
is a monitoring system for an
HDD to detect
a
nd report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
Steps:
1.
Go to
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > S.M.A.R.T. Settings
.
2.
Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list, as shown below.
Note:
If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking has failed, you can check the
checkbox before the <Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is failed> item.
S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface
14.9 Detecting a Bad Sector
You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD.
Steps:
1.
Go to
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > Bad Sector Detection
.
2.
Select an HDD and click the <Detect> button to start detecting.
