Aug 24, 2011 #1 C coder_t2 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Dec 31, 2005 Messages 1,166 Hey guys, what software do you recommend to do a quick SMART health check on an HDD? My wife's laptop is making a funny noise, and I am pretty sure it is just the fan, but I want to check the HDD just in case. Thanks.
Hey guys, what software do you recommend to do a quick SMART health check on an HDD? My wife's laptop is making a funny noise, and I am pretty sure it is just the fan, but I want to check the HDD just in case. Thanks.
Aug 24, 2011 #2 T TheLastBoyscout Limp Gawd Joined Feb 13, 2011 Messages 142 SMARTmonTools should have you covered on most common OSs. -TLB
Aug 24, 2011 #4 /dev/null [H]F Junkie Joined Mar 31, 2001 Messages 15,181 There is no other than smartmontools
Aug 24, 2011 #5 T tangoseal [H]F Junkie 2FA Joined Dec 18, 2010 Messages 9,783 HDTune is pretty good at it. They have a free version of their software.
Aug 25, 2011 #7 O Old Hippie Supreme [H]ardness Joined Oct 31, 2005 Messages 6,013 Robstar said: There is no other than smartmontools Click to expand... Does this work with w7 64bit?