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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
Go to
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > S.M.A.R.T. Settings
.
Step 2
Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list, as shown below.
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.
Figure 14-28
S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface
14.9 Detecting Bad Sector
Purpose
You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD.
Step 1
Go to
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > Bad Sector Detection
.
Step 2
Select a HDD and click the
Detect
button to start detecting.
