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Self-monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) is a diagnostic capability built into most of the hard drives manufactured in the past few years. SMART technology constantly monitors hard drive components and performance. When it sees indications of a possible failure, it issues a warning.
How the warning reaches you varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. It may show up in the BIOS announcements that appear on your screen when you first start your computer, or you may need to run diagnostic software capable of accessing SMART information. Check with your hard drive's manufacturer to see whether it has specific programs for this.
Both Ontrack's SystemSuite and Symantec's SystemWorks utility suites monitor SMART data. If you want to run a quick check of your hard drive right away, try Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Online Diagnostics. This program is designed to work with all SMART-enabled hard drives.
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