SMART over USB?

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SMART over USB?

September 8th, 2010, 15:20

Anyone have any code for reading SMART over USB? I've seen some programs like HDDScan 3.3 can do it. Wondering how...
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Re: SMART over USB?

September 8th, 2010, 17:49

There are at least two open source products that can access SMART via USB.

smartmontools (Linux / Windows):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartm ... i/Download

CrystalDiskInfo:
http://crystalmark.info/software/Crysta ... dex-e.html
cgallery

Re: SMART over USB?

September 8th, 2010, 18:05

Thank you for your help!
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