HDDExpert : Hard Disk Drive health & performance made clear

Discussion in 'backup, imaging & disk mgmt' started by Kyle_Katarn, Oct 3, 2013.

  1. firzen771

    firzen771 Registered Member

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    ive already uninstalled it so i wont be able to reproduce my problem, but it seems to not be able to read any information from my drive, everything just stays blank even after manually refreshing. Im assuming this is because i have a 64gb mSATA caching drive as well thats confusing the program? might be something to look into
     
  2. Kyle_Katarn

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    I'll try to investigate.
    Should you give a a second try, please send me a screenshot + log.
     
  3. Kyle_Katarn

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    HDDExpert - 1.2 (Released 2013-10-12)
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    http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde

     
  4. firzen771

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    tried out the new version and i have the same problem, although now its at least giving me a warning when the program opens saying "Error: no drive selected" ill PM you the log and a screenshot.
     
  5. Kyle_Katarn

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    OK, thanks !

    Does your drive has anything special ?
    Are they correctly detected by Speccy, CrystalDisk and other SMART diagnoctic tools ?
     
  6. firzen771

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    I have a 64gb MSATA Samsung PM830 SSD caching drive and a 750gb WD HDD for the main drive. i havent tried out those programs, but HWiNFO detects both drives fine.
     
  7. Kyle_Katarn

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    OK, it deserves some more investigations :)
     
  8. firzen771

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    hopefully you find a way to solve the problem, id be interested in trying it out
     
  9. Kyle_Katarn

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    I'll let you know as soon as a potential fix is available
     
  10. Kyle_Katarn

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    HDDExpert - 1.3 (Released 2013-10-17)
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    http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde

     
  11. Kyle_Katarn

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    I wasnt complaining. I am glad to donate to the hard working idea people:)
    I was just caught off guard as there is no warning of the attached software.
     
  13. Kyle_Katarn

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    OK, no problem :)
     
  14. Kyle_Katarn

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    HDDExpert - 1.4 (Released 2013-11-03)
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    http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde

     
  15. roger_m

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    I just tried the new version and it still is being somewhat alarmist about the state of my hard drive. Either that, or HDDScan is not doing a good job at reporting problem values.

    I do have a brand new hard drive which I will install as soon as I have got round to cloning my current drive. Then my current drive is going into an old touchscreen laptop to test Windows 8.1 on, where it won't matter if it fails.
     
  16. Kyle_Katarn

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    "Alarmist" behavior, espacially regarding seek/read error rates will be improved soon.

    May i see a screenshot of your case ?
     
  17. roger_m

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    I'll post one when I get home from work.
     
  18. Kyle_Katarn

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    Thanks !
     
  19. Kyle_Katarn

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    HDDExpert - 1.5 (Released 2013-11-11)
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    http://www.kcsoftwares.com

     
  20. Kyle_Katarn

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    HDDExpert - 1.6 (Released 2013-11-16)
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    http://www.kcsoftwares.com

     
  21. roger_m

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    Hi Kyle, here is the screenshot:
    HDDExpert.png
     
  22. Kyle_Katarn

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  23. roger_m

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    You're welcome.

    With regard to the flagged values, are they a cause for concern?
     
  24. Kyle_Katarn

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    Not a good news... should be monitored for change (in order to anticipate degradation)
     
  25. roger_m

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    Thanks for that.
     
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