| Publisher | OReilly Media | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 102.9KB PDF | Date added | 21 Oct 2004 |
| Topics | Desktop Systems - PCs, Hard Drives | ||
| Downloads | 73 | ||
Roughly 60% of all disk drive failures are mechanical in nature - from spindle-bearing wear to read/write heads banging into delicate disk platters - and now technology built into the drives can report anticipated and specific failures to give one a chance to rectify the situation, hopefully before it is too late to retrieve the data. In addition to monitoring a variety of parameters related to mechanical events (disk platter RPM, time to spin up, motor current, head seek failures, and sudden shock to the drive chassis), S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) can report read and write retry attempts necessary due to defective areas on the disk or head failure or drive temperature.
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