Forced checking on startup

[Loki]

Hello All,

Today, while loading Linux, I got the following message:
"/dev/hda5 has reached maximal mount count, check forced"
(hda5 - is my Linux EXT2 partition)

Could someone, please, explain, what does this mean ?

...and also what is "x% non-contiguous", which appeares
after the checking ?

Best regards,
   Loki

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