[gnome-user-docs/gnome-3-0] I added a Disk Utility link and some details of the attributes of SMART.
- From: Julita Inca <jinca src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs/gnome-3-0] I added a Disk Utility link and some details of the attributes of SMART.
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:18:48 +0000 (UTC)
commit 86d83afbba1df212c30584e7e6c02ad13b292aa1
Author: Julita Inca <yrazes gmail com>
Date: Mon Jun 13 18:16:15 2011 -0500
I added a Disk Utility link and some details of the attributes of SMART.
gnome-help/C/disk-check.page | 21 ++++++---------------
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/disk-check.page b/gnome-help/C/disk-check.page
index a2978b6..b6315cc 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/disk-check.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/disk-check.page
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<link type="guide" xref="disk"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-04-04" status="final"/>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="3.0.1" date="2011-04-06" status="outdated"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="3.0.1" date="2011-06-13" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Team</name>
@@ -28,21 +28,12 @@
</comment>
<section id="disk-status">
<title>Checking the hard disk</title>
-<p>Hard disks have a built-in health-check called <em>SMART</em>. This continually checks for potential problems, and can warn you if the disk is about to fail. This is useful for avoiding future loss of important data.</p>
-<p>To check your disk's health status:</p>
+<p>Hard disks have a built-in health-check called <app>SMART</app> (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), which is continually checks for potential problems, warns you if the disk is about to fail and avoids future loss of important data. Check your disk's health:</p>
<steps>
- <item>
- <p>Go to <gui>Activities</gui> in the top left corner of the screen and start the <app>Disk Utility</app>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>Select your hard drive in the <gui>Storage Devices</gui> list. Information will appear about the disk and its status under <gui>Drive</gui>.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p><gui>SMART Status</gui> should say "Disk is healthy".</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>To see details of the data and tests applied, click on the <gui>SMART Data</gui> button located below <gui>SMART Status</gui>.</p>
- </item>
+ <item><p>Open the <app>Disk Utility</app> application from the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Select the disk you want to check from the <gui>Storage Devices</gui> list. Information and status of the disk will appear under <gui>Drive</gui>.</p></item>
+ <item><p><gui>SMART Status</gui> should say "Disk is healthy".</p></item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>SMART Data</gui> located below <gui>SMART Status</gui> if you want to list attributes like Read Error Rate or Throughput Performance, their assessments and values. See <link xref="disk-utility"><app>Disk Utility</app></link> for more details.</p></item>
</steps>
</section>
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