Supports customizing the pre-fail algorithm, including only alerting new bad sectors and error counts Supports logging all information to a log file for verifying SMART data Supports scanning OS X software RAID drives, as well as drives in many RAID enclosures and cards (including SeriTek drives) Supports running a hard drive’s built-in test, and displays the results of the test This allows time to hopefully backup, and then replace the drive.ĭisplays all supported internal drives and their partitions, as well as some external drives (if optional SAT SMART driver is installed)ĭisplays important information in the main window, such as drive model, capacity, power on hours, temperature, bad sector counts, and error counts and typesĭisplays easy to read overall SMART status with color coded textĭisplays more detailed information in separate windows, including capabilities, all available attributes, and the past five errorsĭisplays information using the Growl notification service (if installed) and email notifications (if configured) The attributes can be used to detect when a hard drive is having mechanical or electrical problems, and can indicate when the hard drive is dying. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a system built into hard drives by their manufacturers to report on various measurements (called attributes) of a hard drive’s operation. SMART Utility is an application to scan the internal hardware diagnostics system of hard drives.
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