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The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for
HDD to detect and 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.
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 Enter the HDD Detect interface.
Menu>HDD>HDD Detect
Step 2 Click the Bad Sector Detection tab to enter the interface.
Step 3 Select a HDD and click the Detect button to start detecting.