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<html> <body> <h2>About this package</h2> The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI harddisks. In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure. <h2>Installing</h2> To install package click on the smartmontools.pkg icon and follow installation process. Files will be installed to the <b>/usr/local/</b> directory. <h2>Usage</h2> If you are having trouble understanding the output of smartctl or smartd, please first read the manual pages installed on your system: <pre> man 8 smartctl man 8 smartd man 8 update-smart-drivedb man 5 smartd.conf </pre> To use smartmontools with USB drives please download and install <a href="https://github.com/kasbert/OS-X-SAT-SMART-Driver">Max OS X kernel driver for providing access to external drive SMART data</a>. SAT SMART Driver is a free open source project (published under Apple Public Source License) by Jarkko Sonninen. If you are using OS X El Capitan 10.11+ it is recommended to use signed version available from <a href="http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx/usb-drive-support/">DriveDx web site</a>. <p> More information could be found on the <a href="https://www.smartmontools.org">www.smartmontools.org</a> website. <h2>Uninstalling</h2> If you want to uninstall already installed package run <tt>'sudo smart-pkg-uninstall'</tt> in the terminal. </body> </html>