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Disk Early Warning
Many hard drives are equipped with Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART), which collects hard-drive performance data and watches for signs of trouble. SANtools' $20 Smartmon program monitors and displays SMART data and warns you when a failure or other problem is right around the corner. Visit the company's site to download the limited-function, 30-day trial version of Smartmon.
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