What is HDD S.M.A.R.T capability?

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What is HDD S.M.A.R.T capability? When my computer boots up, one of the black screens of info that comes up says HDD S.M.A.R.T capability disabled? Should this be enabled?
 
Literally, it stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology...basically it monitors the drive (how many times it has been shut off and turned on, how many hours its been running, problems it encounters, etc), and is used by the drive/computer to try to determine if/when the drive will fail..it's not that big of a deal if it's turned off, but it wouldn't hurt to have it on.
 
Where can we find the report/results of this feature when it is enabled?...I have enabled it, but not finding a report/results anywhere.
 
You can download SpeedFan, and click on the S.M.A.R.T. tab, and it will show you everything that is reported by the hard drive.
 
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