![]() ![]() Many end-users erroneously believe that the “First Aid” utility provided by Disk Utility can check the health of a disk – it does not! It just checks the integrity of the file system. There is a huge paucity of accurate disk monitoring or testing tools for Apple’s OS X. For some reason, Toshiba offer no disk diagnostic tools at all! ![]() HGST offer their Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT). The disk manufactures themselves also offer diagnostic tools like SeaTools (Seagate) and WD Lifeguard (Western Digital). Testing a Seagate, WD or HGST hard disk using manufacturer utilities. Both do a reasonable job of testing mechanical hard disks. The latter offers their Lenovo Solution Center tools while Dell offers their Pre-Boot System Assessment. Supports SSDs like OCZ and Samsung.Ĭomputer manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo offer their own built-in disk diagnostic tools. HD Tune – Offers a nice graphical representation of disk performance and scans for errors. Also comes in an SSD variety (SSDLife).ĬrystalDiskInfo – Fantastic benchmarking tool which indicates sector reallocation count and un-correctable sector count. HDDLife – another reasonably accurate hard disk monitoring tool. Hard Disk Sentinel – nice simple monitoring tool which indicates disk health and temperature. Hard Disk Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools 2018 ![]() Accurate hard disk monitoring and diagnostic tools are an essential part of every IT admins toolbox. So, we’ve put together a short list of hard disk monitoring and testing tools along with some best practice tips on their operation. ![]()
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