Comp dying/acting up/being not nice

[Xiahou]

So, I got SpeedFan, but I confess I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to be looking for or doing with it. I don't suppose there's a layan's tutorial?

OK, launch SpeedFan, then click the SMART tab. Then pick your HD from the drop down list at the top. Click the refresh button to the right of the drop down if nothing shows up.

Next, click the 'perform in depth on-lin analysis...' button. This will open a web page that will give you some information about all the different SMART metrics from you disk and compare it to others of the same model.

The laptop I'm currently on shows the following, which means it should have a reliable hard drive....