HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash). The program can scan storage device for Bad-blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc.
Capabilities and requirements:
Supported storage devices:
· ATA/SATA HDD.
· SCSI HDD.
· USB HDD.
· FireWire or IEEE 1394 HDD.
· RAID volumes made of ATA/SATA/SCSI HDDs (surface tests only).
· USB Flash (surface tests only).
Storage device tests:
· Verification in linear mode.
· Reading in linear mode.
· Erasing in linear mode.
· Reading in Butterfly mode (synthetic random read).
S.M.A.R.T.:
· Reading and analyzing S.M.A.R.T. parameters from ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire HDD.
· Reading and analyzing Log Pages from SCSI HDD.
· S.M.A.R.T. tests running on ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire HDD.
· Temperature monitor on ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire/SCSI HDD.
Additional features:
· Reading and analyzing identity information from ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire/SCSI HDD.
· Changing AAM, APM, PM parameters on ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire HDD.
· Reporting defect information on SCSI HDD.
· Spindle start/stop function on ATA/SATA/USB/FireWire/SCSI HDD.
· Reports can be saved in MHT format.
· Reports can be printed.
· Skins support.
· Command line support.
Requirements:
· Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 or SP3 or Windows Server 2003 (with restrictions).
Download: HDDScan for Windows 3.3