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HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/OK when tested at 6 Apr 2014 (HTML page dated Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:57:03 GMT) 09 February 2005 5:12:22pm
HD Tune is a hard disk utility which has the following functions:
  • Benchmark: measures the raw performance
    • Transfer Rate
    • Access Time
    • CPU Usage
    • Burst Rate
  • Hard Disk information which includes firmware version, serial number, disk capacity, buffer size, transfer mode
  • Hard Disk Health
    • S.M.A.R.T. Information (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology)
    • Temperature
    • Power On Time
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HD Tune is freeware - but is user invoked, not a service and not automatically started and no "close" protection!
HDDlife http://www.hddlife.com/
eng/index.html
09 February 2005 5:12:47pm
Main features:

  • Free only for non-commercial use.
  • Controlling the health of your hard drives using the S. M. A. R. T. technology.
  • Constantly monitoring the state of your hard drives in the background mode.
  • Displaying the temperature of your hard drives.

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PassMark DiskCheckup - SMART
hard disk drive monitoring
software
http://www.passmark.com/
products/diskcheckup.htmOK when tested at 6 Apr 2014
14 October 2004 7:10:58pm
Free for personal use. PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART ( Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology ) is an interface between a computer's BIOS (basic input/output system) and the computer hard disk. It is a feature of the Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE) technology that controls access to the hard drive. If S.M.A.R.T is enabled when a computer is set up, the BIOS can receive analytical information from the hard drive and determine whether to send the user a warning message about possible future failure of the hard drive. SMART monitors elements of possible long term drive failure, such as 'Spin Up Time', the number of start/stops, the number of hours powered on and the temperature.
SMART and Simple for NT-2000-
XP
http://www.beyondlogic.
org/consulting/smart/
smart.htm
14 October 2004 7:11:04pm
It's a simple and free command line utility to read back the SMART attributes from a HDD while in service. It's a single 31kb executable which can be carried with you on a floppy disk, giving you a quick indication of the health of any disk drive without the burden of installing a sizeable application.
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SourceForge.net - S.M.A.R.T.
Monitoring Tools
http://sourceforge.net/
projects/smartmontools/OK when tested at 6 Apr 2014
09 February 2005 9:08:26am
smartmontools contains utility programs (smartctl, smartd) to control/monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI disks. It is derived from smartsuite.

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