Self-Monitoring , Analysis , and Reporting Technology , or S.M.A.R.T. -LRB- sometimes written as SMART -RRB- , is a monitoring system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability , in the hope of anticipating failures .

Self-Monitoring , Analysis , and Reporting Technology , or S.M.A.R.T. is a system to watch computer hard disks to help stop the risk of failures .
