Smartmontools is a great tool for monitoring the health of hard drives. It allows users to quickly and easily check the status of S.M.A.R.T. components of their drives, access test data, and extract it for use in third-party programs or reports. The structured information provided by Smartmontools is very helpful in assessing the condition and functionality of the hard disk. Highly recommended for anyone looking to keep an eye on the health of their drives.
Download of smartmontools 7.1.2019 was on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus.
The smartmontools installer is commonly called ocs_v7f.exe, Project1.exe, runcmdu.exe, smartctl.exe or uninst-smartmontools.exe etc. The following versions: 7.1, 6.5 and 6.4 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users.
This PC program is suitable for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP/XP Professional/Vista/7/8/10/11. The actual developer of the free software is DICE. Also the tool is known as "S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools". Smartmontools is categorized as System Utilities.
From the developer:
S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools allows you to monitor and check the S.M.A.R.T. values of your hard disks. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System is a technology used by almost all storage devices to provide an indication of the drive health. By checking S.M.A.R.T. values, you can predict whether the hard disk is prone to failure in the near future.
You may want to check out more software, such as GSmartControl, which might be similar to smartmontools.
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