How to View S.M.A.R.T Information?

Due to varying usage conditions, different hard drives may experience differing levels of wear. A hard drive in poor condition can affect the normal operation of the ORICO Private Cloud. You can check the health status of your hard drive by performing a self-diagnosis. S.M.A.R.T. is the key technology that enables this self-checking process.

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) monitors components such as the hard drive's head assembly, spindle motor drive system, internal circuitry, and the surface medium of the disks. When S.M.A.R.T. detects and analyzes potential issues with the hard drive, it promptly alerts the user to prevent data loss.

Additionally, the S.M.A.R.T. parameter information displayed for mechanical hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) is different. As shown in the image below, the device is equipped with three mechanical hard drives and one solid-state drive.

As shown in the figure, the left side displays the detection parameters interface for a mechanical hard drive, while the right side shows that for a solid-state drive.

Since the detection parameters for solid-state drives are currently being optimized, they will be displayed normally in the future. If needed, you may use a hard drive scanning tool, such as CrystalDiskInfo, to separately scan the solid-state drive for detection.

Hovering the mouse pointer over a parameter will display four attribute values.

The meanings of each attribute value are as follows:



1. Current Value indicates the current SMART attribute value. A higher value represents better health status.
2. Worst Value represents the lowest value recorded since the hard drive began use, reflecting the historical trend of the hard drive's health. A higher value indicates that the drive has maintained better condition throughout its entire usage cycle.
3. Threshold is the limit set by the manufacturer. When the "Value" falls below this threshold, SMART considers that the hard drive may have a potential issue.
4. Raw Value is the actual data (total) recorded by the hard drive's firmware. Exceeding the "Threshold" does not necessarily mean the hard drive has a problem at that moment, but only indicates a higher number of historical events have occurred on the drive.

Rapid and In-Depth Self-Check on the desktop App

Click "Settings" on the homepage, select "Disk Management" to enter the disk management interface. Here, you can view information such as hard drive capacity, temperature, disk management, and "S.M.A.R.T."

For disk testing, you can select the hard drive to be tested. Taking "Hard Drive 1" as an example, click on "S.M.A.R.T.".

On the "S.M.A.R.T." interface, the first section displays the hard drive name, testing status, testing information, and testing method; the second section shows the hard drive status, hard drive temperature, nominal capacity, actual capacity, and hard drive rotation speed; the third section presents the status and values of detailed hard drive parameters, such as the current value of the raw read error rate (200) and overall health status.

The detection methods are categorized into "Deep Scan" and "Quick Scan".

Due to the difference in detection methods, the required scanning time also varies. The "Quick Scan" is estimated to take about 2 minutes, while the "Deep Scan" is expected to take approximately 7 hours.

1. Quick Self-check

Click "Quick Self-check" to enter the quick self-check mode, which will display a "Self-check started" message.

The CyberData system displays a self-check progress bar in the upper-right corner of the desktop, and the detection status and information in the first column will also indicate the progress of the detection.

After the detection is complete, the status will display as "Successful", and you can view the hard drive's health status and parameter information.

2. Deep Self-check

Click "Deep Self-check" to activate the rapid self-check status, and the message "Start self-check" will be prompted.

An automated self-check task progress bar will pop up at the top-right corner of the CyboCloud system desktop. The detection status and detection information in the first column will also display the self-check progress.

Mobile Quick and Deep Self-Test

On the CyberData APP homepage, locate "Settings" - "Disk" - "Hard Disk" - "S.M.A.R.T.", and enter the "S.M.A.R.T. Details" page.

You can choose either "Quick Self-Test" or "Deep Self-Test". Taking "Quick Self-Test" for Hard Disk 1 as an example, select "Quick Self-Test".

Note: If you need to perform a "Deep Self-Test", the steps are basically the same as for the "Quick Self-Test"—simply select "Deep Self-Test".

After starting the "Quick Self-Test", a "Self-Test Started" message will appear.

The progress of the detection process will be displayed simultaneously in the "Test Status" and "Test Information" sections.

After the test is completed, the test status will show "Successful", and the test information "completed without error" indicates the test finished without errors. You can also view the current status of the scan parameters.

Long press to see four attribute values of the parameters: Current Value, Worst Value, Threshold, and Raw Value.