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<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:
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  man 8 smartctl
  man 8 smartd
  man 8 update-smart-drivedb
  man 5 smartd.conf
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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>.
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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.
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	3	<h2>About this package</h2>
	4	The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control
	5	and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
	6	Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI harddisks.
	7	In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.
	8	<h2>Installing</h2>
	9	To install package click on the smartmontools.pkg icon and follow installation process. Files will be installed to the <b>/usr/local/</b> directory.
	10	<h2>Usage</h2>
	11	If you are having trouble understanding the output of smartctl or smartd, please first read the manual pages installed on your system:
	12	<pre>
	13	man 8 smartctl
	14	man 8 smartd
	15	man 8 update-smart-drivedb
	16	man 5 smartd.conf
	17	</pre>
	18	To use smartmontools with USB drives please download and install
	19	<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.
	20	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>.
	21	<p>
	22	More information could be found on the <a href="https://www.smartmontools.org">www.smartmontools.org</a> website.
	23	<h2>Uninstalling</h2>
	24	If you want to uninstall already installed package run <tt>'sudo smart-pkg-uninstall'</tt> in the terminal.
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