Observe the status of the hard disk by

On hard disks containing important data that have been in operation for a long time, you need to regularly monitor the status of its operations to propose a plan to back up data or replace it if it has an upcoming expression . sudden death.

The tool called 'Hard Drive Inspector' (HDI) will help you monitor the performance of the hard disk very closely with SMART technology system. It will give full information about the status of the hard disk. works, as well as timely advice to you if your hard disk starts to 'turn'.

When successfully activated, the HDI will display its icon in the form of a temperature box in the clock tray, which notifies the current temperature of the active hard disk. If the notification temperature is always below 40 degrees Celsius, then the hard disk is in normal working condition. If the temperature is pushed up to more than 45 degrees Celsius, your hard disk is "problematic" and you need to quickly back up data and find corrective measures .

The ' General Info ' tag will provide you with the most basic information about hard disks such as: number, type, total capacity, free space, type of manufacturing technology, current temperature . If the interface This message shows a green 'OK' indicating that your hard disk is in good working condition, but if it shows an orange warning or 'Danger' is red, it indicates that the hard disk is in critical condition. dangerous.

The ' Advanced Info ' tag will provide extremely detailed technical information regarding the hard drive.

You should pay special attention to the ' SMART Details ' tag. If the parameters in this card are in blue and yellow, your hard disk is working properly. If the parameters turn to yellow and red status, then your hard disk is standing on the edge . sudden death.

HDI is equipped with very smart hard disk protection mechanism (SMART). Click the ' Options ' button -> log in to the ' Temperature ' tab to enter the computer temperature management interface. HDI set a standard rule that if the hard disk temperature reaches a dangerous level of 50 degrees C, you can order the computer to automatically give an audible warning, with a continuous flashing symbol and pass the message Warning messages come right to the screen. You can choose to automatically respond to these alerts by selecting ' Shutdown ' or ' Standby ' in the ' At Critical temperature :' box.

HDI is one of the rare software that has been Vietnameseized with menu names and buttons. You can go to ' Options ' and select ' Vietnamese ' in the ' Interface Language ' box.

Altrixsoft is selling Hard Drive Inspector 1.9 for $ 29.95. Interested readers can visit here to download a trial version of about 1.97 MB or purchase an official version at software stores.

HOANG KIM ANH