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Added another maxtor disk output, press releases for smartsuite.

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...@@ -232,16 +232,22 @@ smartmontools differ from smartsuite?</b> ...@@ -232,16 +232,22 @@ smartmontools differ from smartsuite?</b>
Michael Cornwell at the Concurrent Systems Laboratory (now part of the Michael Cornwell at the Concurrent Systems Laboratory (now part of the
<a href="http://ssrc.soe.ucsc.edu/">Storage Systems Research <a href="http://ssrc.soe.ucsc.edu/">Storage Systems Research
Center</a>), Jack Baskin School of Engineering, University of Center</a>), Jack Baskin School of Engineering, University of
California, Santa Cruz.</p> California, Santa Cruz.
You can find some information about the original smartsuite project here:
<a href="http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/archive/99-00/09-99/smart_software.htm">Press Release 1</a>,
<a href="http://www.santa-cruz.com/archive/1999/September/22/local/stories/5local.htm">Press Release 2</a>,
<a href="http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/99-00/09-27/smart.html">Press Release 3</a>.
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<p>Smartmontools was derived directly from smartsuite.&#160; It differs <p>Smartmontools was derived directly from smartsuite.&#160; It differs
from smartsuite in that it supports the ATA/ATAPI-5 standard.&#160; So from smartsuite in that it supports the ATA/ATAPI-5 standard.&#160; So
for example <tt>smartctl</tt> from smartsuite has no facility for for example <tt>smartctl</tt> from smartsuite has no facility for
printing the S.M.A.R.T. self-test logs, and doesn't print timestamp printing the S.M.A.R.T. self-test logs, and doesn't print timestamp
information in the most usable way.&#160; The <tt>smartctl</tt> utility information in the most usable way.&#160; The <tt>smartctl</tt> utility
in smartmontools has added functionality for this (<tt>-q,-Q, -L,-f, -F in smartmontools has added functionality for this (<tt>-q,-Q, -L,-f, -F, -U, -P
and -m</tt> options), updated documentation, and also fixes small and -m</tt> options), updated documentation, and also fixes small
technical bugs in smartsuite.&#160; See the <a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/smartmontools/sm5/CHANGELOG?rev=HEAD&amp;content-type=text/plain">CHANGELOG</a> technical bugs in smartsuite.&#160; See the
<a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/smartmontools/sm5/CHANGELOG?rev=HEAD&amp;content-type=text/plain">CHANGELOG</a>
file in CVS for a summary of what's been done.&#160; The <tt>smartd</tt> file in CVS for a summary of what's been done.&#160; The <tt>smartd</tt>
utility differs from the smartsuite <tt>smartd</tt> in major ways.&#160; utility differs from the smartsuite <tt>smartd</tt> in major ways.&#160;
First, it prints somewhat more informative error messages to the syslog. First, it prints somewhat more informative error messages to the syslog.
...@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ First, it prints somewhat more informative error messages to the syslog. ...@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ First, it prints somewhat more informative error messages to the syslog.
<tt>/etc/smartd.conf</tt>, and if <tt>smartd</tt> finds this file, it <tt>/etc/smartd.conf</tt>, and if <tt>smartd</tt> finds this file, it
monitors the list of devices therein, rather than querying all IDE and monitors the list of devices therein, rather than querying all IDE and
SCSI devices on your system.&#160; (If the configuration file does not SCSI devices on your system.&#160; (If the configuration file does not
exist, then it does query all IDE and SCSI devices.)&#160; Finally, it's exist, then it does query all IDE and SCSI devices.)&#160; Also, it's
a well-behaved daemon and doesn't leave open file descriptors and other a well-behaved daemon and doesn't leave open file descriptors and other
detrius behind.&#160; In addition, the <tt>smartmontools</tt> version of detrius behind.&#160; In addition, the <tt>smartmontools</tt> version of
<tt>smartd</tt> can be instructed (via Directives in the configuration <tt>smartd</tt> can be instructed (via Directives in the configuration
...@@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ Look at the Seek Error Rate)</li> ...@@ -326,6 +332,7 @@ Look at the Seek Error Rate)</li>
<li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/IC35L120AVVA07-0-1.html">IBM IC35L120AVVA07</a> 120 GB 7200 RPM</li> <li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/IC35L120AVVA07-0-1.html">IBM IC35L120AVVA07</a> 120 GB 7200 RPM</li>
<li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/HITACHI_DK23BA-20-0.html">HITACHI_DK23BA-20</a> Hitachi 20 GB Laptop Disk</li> <li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/HITACHI_DK23BA-20-0.html">HITACHI_DK23BA-20</a> Hitachi 20 GB Laptop Disk</li>
<li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/TOSHIBA-0.html">TOSHIBA MK2018GAS</a> Toshiba 20 GB Laptop Disk</li> <li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/TOSHIBA-0.html">TOSHIBA MK2018GAS</a> Toshiba 20 GB Laptop Disk</li>
<li><a href="http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/Maxtor-0.html">Maxtor 98196H8</a> Maxtor 80 GB 5400 RPM</li>
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