How do I run GSmartControl?

How do I run GSmartControl?

To get to the Preferences, click on the Options tab then Preferences. Here the user will have the ability to allow GSmartControl to check drive life on start-up, show SMART drives only, or show device name under drive icon. Furthermore, if you have smartmontools installed, these can be taken advantage of as well.

How do I enable Smartctl?

Setting up

1. You can install the smartmontools package from the Synaptic Package Manager (see SynapticHowto), or by typing the following into the terminal: sudo apt-get install smartmontools.
2. To ensure that your drive supports SMART, type: sudo smartctl -i /dev/sda.

How do I install hdparm?

Install

1. Ubuntu. $ sudo apt-get install hdparm.
2. CentOS. $ sudo yum install hdparm -y.
3. using RPM. 32 bit. $ sudo rpm -Uvh http://mirrors.hostemo.com/CentOS/6.3/os/i386/Packages/hdparm-9.16-3.4.el6.i686.rpm. 64 bit.
4. from Source. Download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/ $ make $ sudo make install.

Does Ubuntu have hdparm?

Ubuntu Manpage: hdparm – get/set SATA/IDE device parameters.

How do I run Smartmontools on Linux?

What is gsmartcontrol in Linux?

BSD Windows Mac Linux. GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl. It allows you to inspect the hard disk and solid-state drive SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on it.

What is the use of smartctl GUI?

GSmartControl is a graphical user interface (GUI) for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk and solid-state drives.

Does gsmartcontrol support USB to ATA drives?

Note: GSmartControl supports ATA drives (both PATA and SATA), various USB to ATA bridges and drives behind some RAID controllers (selected models of 3ware, Areca, Adaptec, Intel RAID controllers). See Smartmontools USB Device Support page for an (incomplete) list of supported USB to ATA bridges.