Hard drive monitoring tool

[vinn]

Seeking hard drive monitoring tool. Is Spinrite ok and is there something better?

[WSFuser]

spinrite isnt rele for monitoring, its more for data recovery and disk maintenance.

if u want to check/monitor you disk's SMART status u can use Speedfan or HD Tune

[Pinga]

... or PassMark DiskCheckup
http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm

[vinn]

I really want data recovery and disk maintenance.

[WSFuser]

i have not yet tried Spinrite for data recovery, but i found GetDataBack to do very well at that task.

for disk maintenance, i just use Windows's chkdsk to check for errors. if i suspect bad sectors i may use HD Workbench or Western Digitial's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic. the manufacturer of your hard disk may provide a similar utility.

[vinn]

Have a dual-boot system with a Seagate and a Maxtor drive. Will check what is available, I see where they are one company now.