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| !HDTune<br>{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} | !HDTune<br>{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} | ||
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This is a list of notable software that reads S.M.A.R.T. data from hard drives.
| Operating System | License, Price | Target group |
User interface |
Drive interface, RAID support |
Shows error log |
Self testing |
Prediction of failure |
Notification |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Smart |
Windows | Proprietary, 18,46 €, 21 days trial | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT (incl. some USB) | no | no | yes | by window, sound, e-mail, network message; at threshold, temperature | |
| ArgusMonitor | Windows | Proprietary, 14,95€ or $19.95, 30 days trial |
beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, most USB | no | no | yes | by window, at choosable parameter changes, threshold | Also shows temperature of CPU, GPU and CPU core speed |
| DiskChecker |
Windows (.NET Framework 3.5) | Proprietary, $0 – $19, 30 days trial | beginners | graphical | (S)ATA | no | ? | yes | by window, task bar notification; at startup, low health | |
| DiskCheckup |
Windows | Proprietary, $15.00 or freeware for personal use | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, Software RAID only | yes | yes (also scheduled) | yes | window, e-mail; at temperature changes | |
| DriveSitter |
Windows | Proprietary, $24.95, 30 days trial | advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, SAT (incl. some USB) | yes | yes | yes | by window, sound, e-mail, network message, system log, running a command; at shutdown/sleep/hibernate, parameter changes, threshold, temperature, raw count changes | highly scalable, can be set to activate hibernation mode on critical temperature |
| GSmartControl |
Unix-like, Windows, Mac OS X | Free Software, GPL | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, some USB | yes | yes | no | no | A graphical user interface for smartctl (from Smartmontools) |
| Hard Disk Sentinel |
Windows, DOS, Linux | Proprietary, Windows: from 18,00 €, DOS/Linux: Freeware | beginners to advanced | Windows: graphical, DOS/Linux: commandline | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT (incl. some USB); 3ware, Software RAID | yes | yes | yes | by taskbar, window, e-mail, network message, sound alert (optionally repeating), running a command, run automatic backup projects, shutdown/hibernate; at temperature, health (different levels), parameter changes, threshold, new problem found, low disk space | Complete remote management, remote monitoring by browser, acoustic management, scheduled and automatic projects upon problems, scheduled and manual disk testing, performance and logical disk information |
| HDAT2 |
DOS | Freeware | professionals | text menu | (S)ATA, RAID | yes | yes | no | - | highly scalable, can be set to activate hibernation mode on critical temperature |
| HDD Health |
Windows | Freeware | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, Software RAID only | yes | no | yes | by window, sound, e-mail, network message, system log; at any parameter change, temperature | can be set to activate hibernation mode on critical temperature |
| HDTune |
Windows | Freeware | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA | no | no | no | - | individual configuration for every medium, Interface for Disc Doktor/chkdsk: surface testing, complete testing at restart |
| libatasmart |
Linux | Free Software, LGPL | professionals, programmers | Command line, Programming Library |
(S)ATA, SAT (incl. some USB) | no | yes | yes | - | API for other programs |
| Norton System Doctor |
Windows | Proprietary | beginners | graphical | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT (incl. some USB) | no | no | no | by taskbar symbol, sound, administrative message; at threshold | |
| SMART Utility |
Mac OS X | Proprietary, $25.00 for personal (other options available), 30 days/5 launches trial | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT (incl. some USB); 3ware, Compaq/HP, OS X Software RAID, SeriTek | yes | yes | yes | announced | based on smartmontools |
| SMARTHDD |
Windows | Proprietary, $15 – $29 | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA | no | yes | yes | by window; at threshold, temperature, raw count changes | Change of AAM and APM, HDD repair and diagnostics, file systems defragmentation |
| Smartmontools |
Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | Free Software, GPL | professionals | Commandline, optional daemon or service |
(S)ATA, SCSI, SAT, some USB; 3ware, Compaq/HP, HighPoint, Areca | yes | yes (also scheduled) | no | by window (Windows only), e-mail, system log, running a command; at parameter changes, threshold, temperature | Possibility of AAM and further parameter, surface testing |
| SMARTReporter |
Mac OS X | Free Software, GPL | beginners | graphical | (S)ATA | no | no | no | by window, e-mail, running a command; at threshold | benchmarks and surface testing |
| SpeedFan | Windows | Freeware | beginners to advanced | graphical | (S)ATA, SCSI, SAT; Areca, 3ware, Software RAID | no | yes | yes | by window, sound, e-mail, running a command; at parameter changes, threshold, temperature | offers online drive analysis, monitors PC temperatures |