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== S.M.A.R.T. ==
== S.M.A.R.T. ==


SMART tool can show information about registered errors and other Hard Drive information
SMART tool can show information about registered errors and other Hard Drive information.


Information can be listed by using command:
Information can be listed by using command:

Latest revision as of 10:47, 13 February 2014

S.M.A.R.T.

SMART tool can show information about registered errors and other Hard Drive information.

Information can be listed by using command:

smartctl -a /dev/sda

where /dev/sda should be replaced with certain device.


Bad sectors

Certain partition can be checked for bad sectors by using following command:

badblocks -v /dev/sda1

where /dev/sda1 is partition which you want to check.

To get list of partitions use command:

fdisk -l