Latest Release
Version 1.2.3, build 1F076; 08/07/08
- Fixed bug causing a crash after entering a valid serial number (originally changed because of a Clang Checker suggestion)
- Fixed bug that would cause crash if drive model, serial number, capacity, or a number of other information items were not found, which usually occurs with SeriTek adapters
- Fixed bug that would cause erroneous data sent to debug log
Version 1.2.2, build 1F072; 07/31/08
Never listed in Check for Updates due to bugs fixed in 1.2.3
- Fixed bug where even if "verypermissive" setting worked, it would not be recognized as working; this allows support of some if not all SeriTek adapters
- Fixed bug that would cause the interface to fail to update if drive model, serial number, or capacity could not be read from the drive
- Fixed bug where debug log did not have a return between model family and drive model
- Fixed more memory leaks (found using Clang Checker / Static Analysis)
- Fixed a few minor code issues (found using Clang Checker / Static Analysis)
- Moved raw smartctl output prior to any error detecting to allow for easer debugging
- Now application and helper tools are code signed
SMART Utility
The easy to use, hard drive diagnostic software.
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What is SMART Utility?
SMART Utility is an application to scan the internal hardware diagnostics system of hard drives. 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. 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 failing. SMART Utility can read and display these attributes. This allows time to hopefully backup, and then replace the drive.
Why use SMART Utility?
SMART Utility is different from other drive utilities, such as Disk Utility, which only read the overall SMART Status. SMART Utility not only displays the individual attributes to see their status and information, but it also uses an internal algorithm based on those attributes to detect drives failing before SMART indicates it has failed. This pre-fail detection can save precious data before SMART has determined that the drive has failed. And, while the raw information can be viewed on the command line with smartmontools (which is what SMART Utility is based on, SMART Utility presents it in an easy to read format, as well as running its internal pre-fail algorithm.
Features
- Displays all supported drives and their partitions
- Displays important information in the main window, such as drive model, capacity, power on hours, temperature, bad sector counts, and error counts and types
- Displays easy to read overall SMART status with color coded text
- Displays more detailed information in separate windows, including capabilities, all available attributes, and the past five errors
- Supports running a hard drive's built-in test, and displays the results of the test
- Supports scanning OS X software RAID drives, as well as drives in many RAID enclosures and cards (including SeriTek drives)
- Supports logging all information to a log file for verifying SMART data
- Supports Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 or later (including Server) and both PowerPC and Intel Macs
Screenshots
 Main Window |
 Main window with bad sectors |
 Drive information window |
 Attributes window |
 Error window |
Last Updated: 08/24/08
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