FREE: smartmontools – Control and monitor storage systems

Submitted by costinel

the best S.M.A.R.T. software; add blat.exe and you’ll get automated email reports for failing disks.

Publisher’s description:

The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks. In many cases, these utilities will provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.