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Figure 14-26
View HDD Status (1)
If the status of HDD is
Normal
or
Sleeping
, it works normally. If the status is
Uninitialized
or
Abnormal
, please initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD
initialization is failed, please replace it with a new one.
Checking HDD Status in System Information Interface
Step 1
Enter the
System Information
interface.
Menu > Maintenance > System Info
Step 2
Click the
HDD
tab to view the status of each HDD displayed on the list, as
shown in Figure 14-27.
Figure 14-27
View HDD Status (2)
14.8 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information
Purpose
The S.M.A.R.T.
(
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
)
is a monitoring
system for HDD to detect
a
nd report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes
of anticipating failures.
Step 1
Enter the
HDD Detect
interface.
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect
Step 2
Click the
S.M.A.R.T. Settings
tab to enter the interface.
Step 3
Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list, as shown in Figure 14-28.
If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking is failed, you can
check the checkbox before the
Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is
failed
item.
