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+To use hddtemp you need to do the following:
+
+First you must make sure hddtemp knows how to handle your disks. Run
+the command "hddtemp /dev/sdX" as root for each of your block devices.
+If it correctly reports HDD model and its temperature, you're all set.
+If instead you get a warning that the drive is not in the database, you
+have to add a record describing your device to /etc/hddtemp/hddtemp.db.
+Use the disk ID string returned by hddtemp in the first column. Most
+drives will use "194" and "C" in second and third columns, but check
+output of "smartctl" command to see if this is really the case for your
+disk. The last column is a free-form description of the device.
+
+Next, edit /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp and set HDDTEMP_DRIVES variable to a list
+of drives you want to monitor. Use the usual /dev/sdX block device files,
+or the symlinks available in /dev/disk/. Multiple entries must be separated
+with spaces. The remaining configuration variables are set to reasonable
+defaults, change them if it suits your needs.
+
+Finally, to start hddtemp automatically at boot, make /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp
+executable and add the following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
+
+if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp ]; then
+ . /etc/rc.d/rc.hddtemp start
+fi
+
+Once the hddtemp daemon is running you can use hddtemp-aware tools such as
+gkrellm or Conky to display the temperature readings.