HDDScan

The program is designed for checking hard disks and SSD on broken sectorsviewing S.M.A.R.T. attributes, changing special settings, such as: power management, start / stop spindle, acoustic mode adjustment, etc. It is possible to display the drive temperature value in the taskbar.

Capabilities and requirements

• HDD with ATA / SATA interface.
• HDD with SCSI interface.
• HDD with uSB interface (see Appendix A).
• HDD with FireWire or IEEE 1394 interface (see Appendix A).
• RAID arrays with ATA / SATA / SCSI interface (tests only).
• USB flash drives (tests only).
• SSD with ATA / SATA interface.

• Linear verification test.
• Test in linear reading mode.
• Linear recording test.
• Butterfly Reading Test (Artificial Random Reading Test)

• Reading and Analyzing S.M.A.R.T. parameters from drives with ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire interface.
• Reading and analyzing log tables from SCSI disks.
• S.M.A.R.T. launch tests on ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire drives.
• Temperature monitor on ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire / SCSI drives.

• Read and analyze identification information from ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire / SCSI drives.
• Changing AAM, APM, PM parameters on ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire drives.
• View information about defects on a SCSI drive.
• Spindle start / stop on ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire / SCSI drives.
• Saving reports in MHT format.
• Printing reports.
• Support for "skins".
• Command line support.
• Support for SSD drives.

• Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 (NEW).
• The program should not be run from a read-only drive.

User interface

The main view of the program at startup

Figure: 1 Main view of the program

Main window controls:

• Select Drive is a drop-down list that contains all supported drives in the system. The drive model is displayed and serial number... There is an icon next to it that determines the type of the drive.
• S.M.A.R.T. button - allows you to get a report on the state of the drive, based on the attributes of S.M.A.R.T.
• TESTS button - shows a pop-up menu with a choice of read and write tests (see Fig. 2).
• TOOLS button - Shows a pop-up menu for selecting available controls and functions on the drive (see Figure 3).
• More button - Shows a drop-down menu with program controls.

When you press the TESTS button, a pop-up menu offers you one of the tests. If you select any test, the test dialog box will open (see Figure 4).

Figure: 2 Test menu

When you press the TOOLS button, a pop-up menu will prompt you to select one of the following options:

Figure: 3 Function menu

• DRIVE ID - generates an identification information report.
• FEATURES - opens a window additional opportunities programs.
• S.M.A.R.T. TEST - opens S.M.A.R.T. tests: Short, Extended, Conveyance.
• TEMP MON - Starts the temperature monitoring task.
• COMMAND - opens a command line build window.

Test Dialog Box

Figure: 4 Test Dialog Box

Control elements:

• The FIRST SECTOR field is the starting logical sector number for testing.
• The SIZE field is the number of logical sector numbers to test.
• BLOCK SIZE field - block size in sectors for testing.
• Previous button - returns to the main program window.
• Next button - adds a test to the task queue.

• Only one surface test can be run at a time. This is due to the fact that the author of the program has not yet managed to obtain stable high-quality results when running 2 or more tests simultaneously (on different drives).
• The Verify test may have a block size limit of 256, 16384, or 65536 sectors. This is due to the peculiarities of Windows.
• Verify test may not work properly on USB / Flash drives.
• When testing in the Verify mode, the drive reads the data block into the internal buffer and checks their integrity; no data is transferred through the interface. The program measures the readiness time of the drive after performing this operation after each block and displays the results. Blocks are tested sequentially - from minimum to maximum.
• When testing in the Read mode, the drive reads data into an internal buffer, after which the data is transmitted via the interface and stored in the temporary buffer of the program. The program measures the total readiness time of the drive and data transfer after each block and displays the results. Blocks are tested sequentially - from minimum to maximum.
• When testing in Erase mode, the program prepares a data block filled with a special pattern with a sector number and transfers the data to the drive, the drive writes the received block ( information in the block is irretrievably lost!). The program measures the total block transfer and write time and drive readiness after each block and displays the results. Blocks are tested sequentially - from minimum to maximum.
• Testing in Butterfly Read mode is similar to testing in Read mode. The difference lies in the order in which the blocks are tested. Blocks are processed in pairs. The first block in the first pair will be Block 0. The second block in the first pair will be Block N, where N is the last block of the given section. The next pair will be Block 1, Block N-1, etc. Testing ends in the middle of the specified area. This test measures the reading and positioning times.

Task management window

Figure: 5 Task manager

This window contains the task queue. This includes all tests that the program runs, as well as the temperature monitor. The manager allows you to remove tests from the queue. Some tasks can be paused or stopped.

Double-clicking on an entry in the queue brings up a window with information about the current task.

Test information window

The window contains information about the test, allows you to pause or stop the test, and also generates a report.

Graph Tab:

Contains information about the dependence of the testing speed on the block number, which is presented in the form of a graph.

Figure: 6 Graph Tab

Map Tab:

Contains information about the dependence of testing time on the block number, which is presented in the form of a map.

Figure: 7 Map Tab

You can select “Block Processing Time” in milliseconds. Each block tested that took longer than the "Block Processing Time" will be logged in the "Report" tab.

Report tab:

Contains information about the test and all blocks whose test time is longer than "Block Processing Time".

Figure: 8 Report Tab

Identification information

The report contains information about the main physical and logical parameters of the drive.

The report can be printed and saved to an MHT file.

Figure: 9 Sample Identity Window

S.M.A.R.T. report

The report contains information about the performance and health of the drive in the form of attributes. If, according to the program, the attribute is normal, then next to it is a green icon. Attributes that you should pay attention to are indicated in yellow, as a rule, they indicate some kind of malfunction of the drive. Attributes that are outside the normal range are shown in red.

Reports can be printed or saved to an MHT file.

Figure: 10 Sample S.M.A.R.T. report

Temperature monitor

Allows you to evaluate the temperature of the drive. Information is displayed in the taskbar, as well as in a special window of information about the test. Figure: 11 contains readings for two drives.

Figure: 11 Temperature monitor in taskbar

For ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire drives, the information window contains 2 values. The second value is displayed in the taskbar.

The first value is taken from the Airflow Temperature attribute, the second value is taken from the HDA Temperature attribute.

Figure: 12 Temperature monitor for ATA / SATA disk

For SCSI drives, the information window contains 2 values. The second value is displayed in the taskbar.

The first value contains the maximum permissible temperature for the drive, the second shows the current temperature.

Figure: 13 Temperature Monitor for SCSI Disk

S.M.A.R.T. tests

The program allows you to run three types of S.M.A.R.T. tests:

1. Short test - usually lasts 1-2 minutes. Checks the main nodes of the drive, and also scans a small area of \u200b\u200bthe drive surface and sectors in the Pending-List (sectors that may contain read errors). This test is recommended for quick assessment of the drive's health.
2. Extended test - usually lasts from 0.5 to 60 hours. Checks the main components of the drive, and also scans the entire surface of the drive.
3. Conveyance test - usually lasts a few minutes. Checks the nodes and logs of the drive, which may indicate improper storage or shipping of the drive.

A SMART test can be selected from the SMART Tests dialog box accessed by pressing the SMART TESTS button.

Figure: 14 SMART Tests Dialog Box

Once selected, the test will be added to the Tasks queue. Information window S.M.A.R.T. test can display the progress and completion status of the task.

Figure: 15 S.M.A.R.T.information window test

Additional features

For ATA / SATA / USB / FireWire drives, the program allows changing some parameters.

1. AAM - the function controls drive noise. Enabling this function allows you to reduce drive noise due to smoother head positioning. At the same time, the drive loses a little in performance during random access.
2. APM - the function allows you to save power to the drive by temporarily reducing the rotation speed (or complete stop) of the drive spindle during idle time.
3. PM - the function allows you to set the spindle stop timer for a specific time. When this time is reached, the spindle will be stopped, provided that the drive is in idle mode. Any program accessing the drive will force the spindle to spin up and reset the timer to zero.
4. The program also allows you to stop or start the drive spindle forcibly. Any program accessing the drive will force the spindle to unwind.

Figure: 16 Information window of additional features of the ATA / SATA drive

For SCSI drives, the program allows you to view defect lists and start / stop the spindle.

Figure: 17 Information window of additional features of SCSI drive

Using the command line

The program can build command line to control some drive parameters and save this line to a .bat or .cmd file. When you run such a file, the program is called in background, changes the drive parameters in accordance with the specified ones and closes automatically.

Figure: 18 Command line build window

Appendix A: USB / FireWire Drives

If the drive is supported by the program, tests are available for it, S.M.A.R.T. functions and additional features.

If the drive is not supported by the program, then only tests are available for it.

USB / FireWire drives supported by the program:

USB / FireWire drives that the program may support:

USB / FireWire drives not supported by the program:

Appendix B: SSD Drives

Support for a particular drive largely depends on the controller installed on it.

SSD drives supported by the program:

SSD drives that the program may support:

Additional Information

HDDScan 3.3 you can download version 2.8

Greetings!
Over time, the reliability of an SSD may decrease, and there will be a risk of various kinds of errors. And if some errors may indicate the impending wear of the drive, others may be a sign of an impending breakdown of the drive's SSD.

This procedure will allow you not only to determine (and in some cases, correct) the errors that have appeared, but also to take care of copying valuable files to a media that is obviously not having problems, so that they do not disappear in the event of a final failure of the SSD drive.

How and how to check an SSD drive for errors

To diagnose an SSD drive for errors, we will use utilities whose task is to check and determine the "health" of the connected SSD drive.

When assessing the state of the SSD, both self-developed algorithms for assessing the state of the media are used, as well as reading and subsequent analysis by S.M.A.R.T. data from sSD controller disk.

S.M.A.R.T. - a technology whose task is to control multiple parameters of the carrier. Based on these technical data, the current state and the probability of failure (breakdown) are calculated. The emergence of S.M.A.R.T. mistakes do not bode well.

The first method, the CrystalDyskInfo utility

In order to test an SSD drive, we will use a free and at the same time quite informative solution - the CrystalDiskInfo utility.

This utility displays comprehensive information about the status of the connected drives, supports the Russian interface language and is very easy to use. After launching the utility, all the necessary data about the "health" of the drive (s) will be displayed almost instantly.

The program will collect information about the media, read the information from S.M.A.R.T. At the end, detailed information about the health of the SSD drive will be displayed.

Among this variety of S.M.A.R.T attributes, one can frankly get confused, because the developers have introduced a generalizing status that displays health hard disk as a percentage.

If this status is called "Good", then your SSD is in good health, and if "Alarm", then you need to copy (duplicate, make a backup) important data from it as soon as possible. There is only a chance that the SSD you have at your disposal will soon fail.

You can, of course, look at each technical attribute, its current and threshold value.

The parameters in the table are read as follows:

If the current or the worst parameter approaches that which is located in the threshold column, then this may indicate a possible malfunction of the media. For example, let's take the attribute "Remaining SSD resource" - in the current and worst column we have a value of 99, and in the threshold one 10. When a value of 10 is displayed in the current / worst column, it will indicate critical wear and the need to replace the drive.

It is also worth paying attention to the attributes: “ software bugs"," Erase errors "," software glitches "and" erase failures ". If the existing value is greater than the threshold, then you should think about the security of the data stored on it. Take care of the backup issue.

In general, reading and decoding S.M.A.R.T parameters for a technically inexperienced user is a priori a thankless task. And in some cases, difficult to do - some manufacturers SSD drives limit the amount of S.M.A.R.T. information. Such disks often send only a general "health" status - everything is fine or a serious failure in the media.

In this regard, it is better to focus on the general conclusion about "health" that is highlighted in the program.

Method two, SSDLife utility

With this utility, you will be able to assess the state and performance of the SSD drive, find out if there are any errors in its operation, see S.M.A.R.T. information from him.

The utility has a friendly and very visual interest that even a beginner will appreciate.

SSDLife official website

Like the program described just above, SSDLife starts analyzing the hard drive immediately after starting, and then displays the results of its operation status. Just run the utility and you will receive comprehensive information about the SSD and possible errors that may occur during its operation.

All necessary informationis, in fact, represented in the main window:

In the upper part of the window, information about the current able SSD and his approximate date service.

Right behind it is a block of information, which displays information about both the SSD itself and its "health". The closer this figure to 100%, the better.

For those who like to watch S.M.A.R.T. information in the same block provides a button of the same name - press it and you will see all S.M.A.R.T. parameters that come from the disk controller.

Going down a little lower, we can see how much data was written and read from the SSD you are using. This information presented "for reference".

Going down to the bottom of the program window, we see a menu with buttons, using which you can configure the program, get help on working with the utility, and re-analyze the SSD disk.

Method three, Data Lifeguard Diagnostic utility

This utility is also designed to assess the state of the used SSD drive. It was developed by the well-known Western Digital company, which specializes in the design and manufacture of HDD / SSD drives. The Data Lifeguard Diagnostic utility tests both its own drives and third-party SSD drives equally well.

Data Lifeguard Diagnostic official website

Having launched the utility, it will immediately conduct a quick diagnosis of all drives connected to the system. The result will be displayed in the main program window. The interface of the program is very austere and displays the status of the connected media, without any details and calculations for assessing the "lifespan" of the drive, etc.

The program allows for additional testing of the drive. To do this, double-click on the desired drive, and in the window that opens, select the type of test: extended or fast.

At the end of the test, click on the button that appears VIEW TEST RESULTto see the result of testing the drive. If you see in the results PASSthen your drive is in good health and error free.

Short summary

Based on the results of this review, it becomes clear that there are quite a few utilities, thanks to which you can check the performance of your SSD disk, evaluate his health. You can choose from the presented list the most convenient and satisfying solution for your SSD diagnostics and control.

If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments.

If you decide to purchase solid state SSD drive, there may be several reasons for this:

• You are not satisfied with the speed of your HDD.
• You need fast work windows and certain types of applications, games.

However, it is not enough to install the SSD in a computer or laptop and then fill it with information. You also need to optimize it to work with your OC.

Let's look at the main methods for optimizing an SSD drive.

AHCI SATA

A technology that allows the TRIM function to be used with a variety of solid state drives. It is enabled at the BIOS level of your PC or laptop.

Enabling AHCI SATA:

1. Open the command line with the win + R key combination.
2. Enter the command: "regedit" (access to the registry).
3. Go to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Services → storahci.
4. Change the value of the ErrorControl subsection to 0 (default 3) by invoking the context menu and clicking the Modify option.
5. Go to the branch named "StartOverride" and change its value to 0 (default is 3).
6. Reboot your PC (laptop), go to BIOS / UEFI (how to enter BIOS, see separately for your laptop model or motherboard PC). In the "storage configuration" section and in the "SATA port" subsection set AHCI or in the "SATA RAID / AHCI Mode" section, set AHCI (For different versions BIOS, their partitions and subsections).
7. Check the functionality of the function in Windows. Navigate to the following path: Control Panel → Device Manager → IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers. A device should appear in the last subsection: "Standard SATA AHCI Controller".

TRIM function

Default this function enabled on windows 7 and higher, however, it is better to manually check if this function works. The meaning of TRIM is that after deleting files, windows transfers the information to the SSD drive that a certain area of \u200b\u200bthe disk is not used and can be cleared for writing. (in HDD data remain and the recording is made "over" the existing one). Over time, if the function is disabled, the drive performance will degrade.

TRIM check on Windows:

1. Start Command Prompt by pressing the key combination win + R.
2. Enter the command: "fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify".
3. If after entering the message is displayed: "DisableDeleteNotify \u003d 0", then the TRIM function is enabled, if "DisableDeleteNotify \u003d 1", then TRIM does not work. If TRIM does not work, enter the command: "fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0", then repeat steps 2 and 3.

Defragmentation

This feature helps to optimize and speed up HDD performance, but for SSDs, it has a detrimental effect. For SSDs, "auto defragmentation" is disabled by default. To check if it works you need:

1. Press the combination win + R.
2. In the command prompt window, enter the command: "dfrgui" and click "OK".
3. In the window that opens, select your SSD and look at the "Scheduled Optimization" item. For our solid state drive it must be disabled.

Indexing

Windows function that helps to quickly search for files on the disk with large amounts of information, however, increases the write load on the SSD. To disable it:

1. Go to the section "This computer", "My computer", "Computer" (different for each OS).
2. Choose your SSD and in context menu choose "Properties".
3. In the window that opens, uncheck the box next to the option: "Allow indexing of the contents of files on this disk in addition to file properties."

Search service

Its function creates a file index, which makes finding a variety of files and folders faster. but sSD speed quite enough to give it up. To disable it, you must:

1. Go to the following address: Control Panel → System and Security → Administrative Tools → Computer Management.
2. Go to the tab: "Services".
3. Find Service " Windows search"And in the" Startup type "tab select" Disabled ".

Hibernation

A mode that allows you to save the contents of RAM to hard disk, due to which the next time you turn on, information is saved and open applications from the previous session.

When using the SSD, the meaning of this function is lost, since the drive starts up so quickly. And "Hibernation", creating cycles of "write-overwrite", reduces the lifespan of the SSD disk.

Disable hibernation:

1. Run cmd.exe again with the win + R keyboard shortcut.
2. Enter the command: "powercfg -h off".

Write caching

This feature enhances the performance of your SSD. When enabled, NCQ write and read technology is used. NCQ - Accepts multiple requests at the same time, and then organizes their execution order in such a way as to maximize performance.

To connect you need:

1. Call the command line with the win + R combination
2. Enter the command: "devmgmt.msc".
3. Open « Disk devices", Select SSD and select" Properties "from the context menu.
4. Go to the "Policy" tab.
5. Check the box next to the parameter: "Allow caching of records for this device."

Prefetch and Superfetch

Prefetch - a technology by which frequently used programs are loaded into memory in advance, thereby accelerating their subsequent launch. Moreover, on disk space a file of the same name is created.

Superfetch - technology similar to Prefetch, with the difference that the PC predicts which applications will be launched, loading them into memory in advance.

Both functions are not useful when using an SSD. Therefore, it is best to disable them. For this:

1. We call the command line with the win + R keyboard shortcut.
2. We execute the command: "regedit" (go to the registry).
3. Follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Control → Session Manager → Memory Management → PrefetchParameters.
4. Find several parameters in the registry subkey: "EnablePrefetcher" and "EnableSuperfetch", set their value to 0 (3 by default).

SSD Mini Tweaker Utility

All of the above actions can be performed manually, but the hands of programmers have created programs - tweakers, the purpose of which is to customize the windows OS, as well as its individual components with a few clicks. One of these programs is SSD Mini Tweaker.

SSD Mini Tweaker - a program, a kind of tweaker that allows you to effortlessly optimize your SSD.

Benefits:

• Full Russification.
• Works on all OS starting from Windows 7.
• Free.
• Intuitive interface.
• No installation required.

other methods

Manipulations such as moving browser caches, paging files, temporary windows folders, backing up the system from an SSD disk to an HDD (or disabling this feature) are useless, since although they increase the lifespan of the SSD, they limit the potential for its use.

Thus, by performing the simple above manipulations with your OS, you can extend the life of your drive, as well as tune it to the maximum performance mode.

Whatever speed the manufacturer specifies in the characteristics of their SSDs, the user always wants to check everything in practice. But it is impossible to find out how close the drive's speed is to the declared one without the help of third-party programs. The most that can be done is to compare how quickly files are copied to solid state drive with similar results magnetic storage... In order to find out the real speed, you need to use a special utility.

Solid State Drive Speed \u200b\u200bTest

As a solution, let's choose a simple program called. It has a Russified interface and is very easy to use. So let's get started.

Immediately after launch, the main window will open in front of us, on which all required settings and information.

Before starting the test, let's set a couple of parameters: the number of checks and the file size. The measurement accuracy will depend on the first parameter. By and large, the five default checks are sufficient to get correct measurements. But if you want to get more accurate information, you can set the maximum value.

The second parameter is the size of the file, which will be read and written during the tests. The value of this parameter will also affect both the measurement accuracy and the test run time. However, in order not to shorten the service life of the SSD, you can set the value of this parameter to 100 Megabytes.

After setting all the parameters, proceed to the selection of the disk. Everything is simple here, open the list and select our solid state drive.

Now you can go directly to testing. The CrystalDiskMark application provides five tests:

• Seq Q32T1 - testing of sequential writing / reading of a file with a depth of 32 per stream;
• 4K Q32T1 - testing of random writing / reading of 4 Kilobyte blocks with a depth of 32 per stream;
• Seq - testing sequential write / read with a depth of 1;
• 4K - testing random write / read with depth 1.

Each of the tests can be run separately, to do this, just click on the green button of the required test and wait for the result.

You can also do full testing by clicking on the All button.

In order to get more accurate results, it is necessary to close all (if possible) active programs (especially torrents), and it is also desirable that the disk is no more than half full.

Since in everyday use personal computer Most often, a random method of reading / writing data is used (80%), then we will be more interested in the results of the second (4K Q32t1) and fourth (4K) tests.

Now let's analyze the results of our test. A 128 GB ADATA SP900 disk was used as a "test subject". As a result, we got the following:

• with the sequential method, the drive reads data at a speed 210-219 Mbps;
• recording with the same method is slowest - of all 118 Mbps;
• reading at random method with a depth of 1 occurs at a speed 20 Mbps;
• writing with a similar method - 50 Mbps;
• reading and writing with a depth of 32 - 118 Mbps and 99 Mbps, respectively.

It should be noted that reading / writing is performed at high speeds only with files the size of which is equal to the size of the buffer. Those with a larger buffer will both read and copy slower.

So, with the help of a small program, we can easily estimate the speed of an SSD and compare it with the one indicated by the manufacturers. By the way, this speed is usually overestimated, and with the help of CrystalDiskMark you can find out exactly how much.

A solid state drive, like any other, is prone to errors and crashes. The user may find it impossible to write or delete files, decrease the amount of memory or the need to know the lifespan. The latter is limited to 3-5 thousand cycles. On average, we get 7-13 years of activity.

When purchasing a supported storage, this is one of the most important details. You can find out the exact figure and check the SSD drive for errors using special software.

The best software for diagnosing SSD errors, speed, operating time, optimization

Today there are a large number of programs for working with SSD drives. At the beginning, we recommend installing the proprietary software from the manufacturer.

This will solve most of your tasks: check the status of the disk, speed of operation, update the firmware, activate the RAID mode, and more. It can be downloaded on the official website of your drive manufacturer, usually by going to the support section. Name of programs from popular SSD manufacturers.

• Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox
• Samsung Magician
• Kingston manager
• SanDisk Dashboard
• ADATA ToolBox
• Transcend Scope

It is not easy to choose the best among the wide variety of software. One of the popular apps is SSDLife and Cristal Disk Info. They can often be found in reviews on popular YouTube channels.

We already have articles on testing PC components on our site, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with.

SSD Life

This is conditional free app, able to calculate the period of "death" of the drive, starting from the intensity of work. Supports almost all well-known SSD brands. The program displays the following parameters:

• Manufacturer's logo and name
• Decreased performance
• Free and used memory
• Usage statistics for today, yesterday, last 7 days and all the time

Crystal disk info

Free software created in Japan. Supports Russian. With Crystal Disk Info, it is possible to test an SSD disk for speed. The program displays the temperature of the drive with numbers and color indication, as well as the following parameters:

• Opening hours
• Malfunctions
• Promotion time
• S.M.A.R.T.
• Reading and positioning errors

There are over 25 types of data displayed on the screen. The user is prompted to change the themes. The program also supports external drives, can control noise reduction and energy saving. She has been awarded three famous publications.

SSD Ready

Convenient software with a large number of free features... The storage duration is calculated through the online service using constantly updated databases. To get the most accurate information, the creator recommends that you launch the application at the beginning of the day, and at the end of it click on the Estimate SSD Life button. The site page will open, where your data will be displayed. The rest of the set of features is similar to those found in SSD Life.

Tweak SSD

A powerful tool for optimizing and managing your drive. The interface offers a user-friendly setup wizard. You will be able to do the following:

• Resize FS cache
• Overcome NTFS limits
• Perform TRIM optimization
• Disable loading applications and system
• Prohibit defragmentation, swap, indexing and other tasks

The free version has almost full set functions. Access to the TRIM optimization tab is purchased separately.

Disk Check up

Tracks S.M.A.R.T. attributes to calculate the lifetime of the disk. there is automatic check SSD disk for errors, after which you can view detailed reports. In addition, DiskCheckup can run self-tests on containers to detect failures and changes in the size of HPA and DCO areas. The following information is displayed:

• Model number
• Interface type
• Geometry options
• Storage capacity
• Start time, stop time, etc.

The application cannot work with disks attached using SCSI or RAID, only storages that support S.M.A.R.T. The rest will simply not be displayed in the menu.

Checking SSD drive for errors in Windows

Windows 8 and 10 allow you to check your drives for errors. To conduct testing, we need to go to this computer, then click right click mouse to the local drive that we want to check. In the drop-down list, go to properties.

Going into the properties, switch to the "Service" tab. In this tab there are two items, select the first "Check disk for errors in file system". To make it easier for you to understand, we have recorded a video.

conclusions

First of all, be sure to install the proprietary software. If its functions were not enough, you can choose third party applicationwhich we talked about above. Choosing the right application is a matter of trial and error.

Crystal Disk Info and SSD Life are considered in demand. DiskCheckup is pretty easy to use software. Tweak SSD and SSD Ready have a nice interface. If you find errors, you can correct them using the time-tested Victoria program, you should understand that you will correct errors at your own peril and risk. Otherwise, the drive may be damaged.