HDDExpert : Hard Disk Drive health & performance made clear

I have asked Kyle for clarification.

 

All show same data. Only interpretation differs.
HDDExpert is somehow pessimistic has it raises alerts as soon as a single failure is reported, while other wait for "large" damage before triggering a warning.

Customization will be possible in a release to come.

In the list of "pros" for HDDExpert is "clear decoding" of readable value (instead of only raw normalized data)

 

I'll make this more subtile with "start of degradatation" / "light degradation" / "severe degradation" alerts rather one single "failure detected"...
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2185

 

That would be a lot more informative. Thanks.

 

I'll try to have this implement directly in next release in the days to come.

 

beutiful programs , i really like Zer0 , but why don't you release full portable version

does somebody trust about CrystalDiskInfo DiskInfo ?

 

Thank you !
Full portable version (Zip/7z) are available on out download page : http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?download

Have your tried HDDExpert ? Any comment ?

 

it's not full portable

 

I meant it does not have installer, only a zip distribution, sorry.

 

How'd you get it to run, I can double-click on the app, and it shows up in Task Manager, but doesn't run the actual app..?!

EDIT: Nevermind, it decided to work today!

 

Thank you !

Does it show cirrect data ? May i see a screenshot ?

 

HDDExpert - 1.1 (Released 2013-10-07)
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http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?hdde

 

Thanks for the update Kyle, I will give it a try tonight.

 

Thank you ! Don't forget to come and post some more feedback

 

Backup: Highly recommended
http://i.imgur.com/NSK1dAy.png

 

another great little program from Mr. Katarn
Thanks, is in my usb key with zer0 and sumo too

 

Thank you !
As usual, should you have feedback, please feel free to post !

 

0x63, 64, 65 tagged "unknown" :
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2198
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2199
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/bugs/view.php?id=2200

Backup recommendation is correct because :
- lots of ECC correction
- 2 run out cancel errors
- 8 read errors

Drives seems OK but there have been some events occuring on this drive...

 

Is there a way to distinguish HDD faults from potential controller/cable issues?

 

That's not easy. ECC/CRC errors are most likely internal to the unit (as self-reported by drive controller) as well as bad sectors.

 

compare to others is a little bit allarmistic \ pessimistic but considering my 2 hd are 10 years old is normal they are at the end of the life cycle
With new HD it works well

 

When I installed your ZERO program I get a powerpack.exe that tries to connect to the internet.

 

As others KC software there is one version (install version) with some adware (Mr. Katarn like us needs $$ to survive) but there are 3 version without AD, so uninstall it, look if there are some other strange program in your list and uninstall this entry and download Zer0 portable ZIP version. Problem solved

 

Thank you !
Should you have any screenshot to share (here or by email) this would be helpful !

 

Thanks for using Zer0.
PowerPack is an OPTIONAL sponsor that can be rejected during installation.
"Lite" & portable version have NO sponsor at all.