SMART also warns you if the disk is about to fail, helping you avoid loss of important data.
Hard disks have a built-in health-check tool called SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), which continually checks the disk for potential problems. Sample outputs: /dev/sda: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G: 32☌ Use disks & storage GUI tool to view hard disk temp
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How to see hard disk temperature in Ubuntu Install Freon and Sensors extension for Ubuntu Linux desktop: Watch sensors How can I show the CPU temperature in the GNOME panel One can use the watch command command to run sensors command repeatedly, displaying its output on screen:
You can search it using the following syntax: You need to install and configure the lm-sensors package as well as hddtemp. The hddtemp command will show you the temperature for SSD and HDD. The sensors command is used in Linux to show the current readings of all sensor chips including CPU temp. Let us view processor temperature including SSD/HDD in details for Ubuntu desktop or server with configurations.
Install the lm-sensors and hddtemp packages in Ubuntu using the following command:.Procedure for monitoring CPU and HDD temperatures on Ubuntu