The Information tab displays the following information:
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Drive Model – The physical drive manufacturer's model name or number.
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Serial Number – The serial number of this physical drive.
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Firmware Version – The version number of the firmware on this physical
drive.
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Port Number – The number of the SATA port on the motherboard to which
this drive is connected.
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Target ID – The target ID number of this physical drive.
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Drive Status – The operational status of this physical drive. Functional
means normal. Others include Offline.
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Background Activity – The current background activity affecting this
physical drive. Idle means no activity. Others include Initializing and
Rebuilding.
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Capacity – The data capacity of this physical drive in GB.
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S.M.A.R.T. Status – SMART, an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology, is a feature of the physical drive software. When this
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