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Reading SMART from external drive?

  • 18-03-2009 12:12PM
    #1
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,775 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know how to read the SMART status from an external drive connected via USB? Its a Samsung and I'm running Vista if that makes any difference.

    thanks.


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  • #2
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    It depends on whether the usb chipset supports it.

    Most new ones do.


    Just use the same application as you normally would to access it.


  • #3
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,775 ✭✭✭JohnK


    Thanks but so far the only apps I can find are a samsung dos based tool, ActiveSMART and DiskCheckup, none of which will see the drive.


  • #4
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    What about crystal disk info?


  • #5
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,775 ✭✭✭JohnK


    Thanks jmccrohan thats seeing it all right :cool:


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    hdtune too


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  • #7
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,775 ✭✭✭JohnK


    Thanks Capt'n Midnight thats seeing it too. Its annoying though, both apps say the drives working fine but I can clearly see its not saving files properly :confused:


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