S.M.A.R.T

smartctl

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smartctl -a /dev/sda

start tests

smartctl -t long /dev/sda
smartctl -t offline /dev/sda
smartctl -t short /dev/sda

capabilities

smartctl -c /dev/sda

health

smartctl -H /dev/sda

enable/disable offline data tests (wikipedia says very 4hrs) (smartctl man page says also depreciated)

smartctl -o on/off /dev/sda

GUI

pacman -Sv gsmartcontrol

Links Saved

• http://gsmartcontrol.berlios.de/home/index.php/About