Product specifications

S.M.A.R.T. Configuration
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Examining Whether Your Drives Support S.M.A.R.T.
To see if your drive supports S.M.A.R.T., follow the steps below:
Step 1. Enable “S.M.A.R.T.” for your drives in the RAID
system.
Step 2. In “View and Edit Drives,” choose one drive to test to.
Press [ENTER] on the drive; a sub-menu will appear.
Step 3. Note that a new item “Predictable Failure Test”
appears in the sub-menu. If the S.M.A.R.T.” feature is
not properly enabled, this item will not appear in the
sub-menu.
Figure 9 – 14: Predictable Failure Test
Step 4. Choose “Predictable Failure Test.,” The controller will
force the drive to simulate predictable drive errors.
Figure 9 – 15: Choose Predictable Failure Testing
Step 5. Press [ENTER], and after a while (the next time the
controller performs “Periodic Drive Check”), the
controller will detect the errors simulated by the drive.
An error message displays like this: “SMART-CH:? ID:?
Predictable Failure Detected (TEST).” If this error